Companies’ data outsourcing faces EU court scrutiny under GDPR
( November 9, 2026, 11:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Companies’ transfers of personal data to external data processors could require a separate legal basis under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, based on a question referred to EU judges. Austria’s Supreme Court referred the case involving Trezor Company, a Czech maker of cryptocurrency hardware wallets, to the Court of Justice of the EU. Judges will also consider whether valid consent to receive a newsletter requires subscribers to know beforehand that a provider outside the EU will handle the mailing.The request for a preliminary ruling is attached. The case number is C-585/26....
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