🇪🇺GDPR Art46Rule: GDPR-Art-046high

Transfers Subject to Appropriate Safeguards

Description

Without adequacy decision, transfers may only occur if controller/processor has provided appropriate safeguards: BCRs, SCCs, codes of conduct, certification.

⚠️ Risk Impact

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) are the dominant safeguard but require active management — updates to 2021/914 version, supplementary measures, Transfer Impact Assessments.

🔍 How EchelonGraph Detects This

GDPR-Art-046Automated scanner rule

EchelonGraph's Tier 1 Cloud Scanner automatically checks for this condition across all connected cloud accounts. Violations are flagged as high-severity findings with remediation guidance.

🔧 Remediation

Use latest SCCs (EU 2021/914). Conduct + document TIA per destination + processor. Apply supplementary technical/organizational measures (encryption, pseudonymization).

💀 Real-World Attack Scenario

TikTok €345M fine (2023) for transfers to China without adequate safeguards. Specific issues: SCCs not properly implemented + no documented TIA for Chinese government access risks.

💰 Cost of Non-Compliance

TikTok: €345M. Article 46 violations: up to €20M / 4%.

📋 Audit Questions

  • 1.SCCs current?
  • 2.TIAs documented?
  • 3.Supplementary measures applied?
  • 4.Per-destination assessment?

⚡ Common Pitfalls

  • Pre-2021 SCCs
  • TIA missing
  • Supplementary measures inadequate (e.g., encryption keys also transferred)

📈 Business Value

Compliant safeguards enable cross-border operations within legal framework.

⏱️ Effort Estimate

Manual

Per-flow SCC + TIA work

With EchelonGraph

EchelonGraph tracks data flows + flags missing safeguards

🔗 Cross-Framework References

GDPR-Art44

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