Tag Archives: Belgium

Belgium Simplifies the Authorization Procedure for Binding Corporate Rules

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On July 13, 2011, the Belgian Privacy Commission (the “Belgian DPA”) signed a Protocol with the Ministry of Justice which significantly simplifies the authorization procedure for binding corporate rules (“BCRs”) under Belgian law. The Protocol was just made public on the Belgian DPA’s website. View the Protocol on BCRs (in both Dutch and French).

Tags: Article 29 Working Party, Belgium, Binding Corporate Rules, Cédric Burton, Data Controller, Data Transfer, EU Data Protection Directive, European Commission, Wim Nauwelaerts

European Parliament Meeting Offers Update on Review of EU Data Protection Directive

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On March 16, 2011, a meeting of the “European Privacy Platform” group of the European Parliament was held in Brussels. The meeting provided important insights into the likely structure and content of proposed revisions to the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC that the European Commission has been working on for the past several months.

Tags: Accountability, Belgium, Binding Corporate Rules, Cloud Computing, Consumer Protection, Data Protection Authority, Data Transfer, EU Data Protection Directive, EU Member States, European Commission, European Parliament, Lisbon Treaty, Right to be Forgotten, Social Media, Viviane Reding

Belgian Privacy Commission Issues Recommendation on Mobile Mapping

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

Earlier this month, the Belgian Privacy Commission (the “Belgian DPA”) published its December 15, 2010 Recommendation on Mobile Mapping (Recommandation d’initiative en matière de Mobile Mapping, or “the Recommendation”). The Recommendation defines Mobile Mapping as “technology by which a vehicle equipped with a camera and/or a scanner can digitally record all data on a specific road, including by taking 360° photos.” The scope of the Recommendation covers not only applications such as Google Street View, but also other types of Mobile Mapping such as mapping by public authorities, mapping for tourism, real estate applications and GPS navigation mapping.

Tags: Belgium, Cédric Burton, Data Controller, EU Data Protection Directive, EU Member States, Geolocation, Google, Mobile Mapping, Privacy By Design, Wim Nauwelaerts

Belgian Criminal Court Fines Yahoo for Non-Disclosure of Personal Data to Public Prosecutor

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On 2 March 2009, a Belgian Criminal court (Tribunal correctionnel de Termonde, No. DE 20.95.16/08/25) fined Yahoo! Inc., €55,000 ($71,745) for refusing to disclose to a Belgian Public Prosecutor the personal data of its e-mail users who were under criminal investigation for fraud. The Criminal court also imposed a daily penalty fee of €10,000 ($13,045) in a case of non-compliance with the judgment. This decision was reached despite Yahoo!’s argument that Belgian law did not apply because the company does not maintain a legal entity in Belgium and does not store any customer data in Belgium.

Tags: Belgium, Criminal Law

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Belgium Simplifies the Authorization Procedure for Binding Corporate Rules

Belgian Privacy Commission Issues Recommendation on Mobile Mapping

Belgian Criminal Court Fines Yahoo for Non-Disclosure of Personal Data to Public Prosecutor

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