Tag Archives: EU Member States

EU and U.S. Formulating a Privacy Framework Agreement

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Hunton & Williams LLP

As reported in BNA’s Privacy Law Watch, EU Member States are working on an overarching privacy framework agreement with the United States. The framework agreement, which may be used as a starting point for future negotiations, aims to reduce the amount of time and resources required to prepare new agreements between the European Union and the United States.

Tags: Article 29 Working Party, David Vladeck, EU Member States, Federal Trade Commission, Jon Leibowitz, OECD, Viviane Reding

French Court of Cassation Excludes Application of Data Protection Act to Competition Authority’s Investigation

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On November 30, 2011, the French Court of Cassation upheld a decision that excluded the application of the French Data Protection Act (Loi relative à l’informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés) to an investigation conducted by the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) on the grounds that the search and seizure was authorized by an “freedoms and custody judge” (juge des libertés et de la détention).

Tags: CNIL, Data Protection Authority, Employee Monitoring, EU Member States, France, Olivier Proust

German Data Protection Association Issues Report on “Uniform Data Protection Law in Europe through Regulation”

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On November 17, 2011, the German Association for Data Protection and Data Security (“GDD”) held its 35th Privacy Conference (“DAFTA”) in Cologne, Germany. At the opening plenary session, Paul Nemitz, Director for Fundamental Rights and Citizenship of the European Commission, announced that the European Commission plans to implement a Regulation that is directly applicable to all EU Member States, to harmonize data protection laws in Europe.

Tags: Consumer Protection, Data Protection Authority, EU Member States, European Commission, Germany

French Data Protection Authority Unveils 2010 Annual Activity Report

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On November 16, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2010 (the “Report”) highlighting its main 2010 accomplishments and outlining some of its priorities for the upcoming year. This year’s Report covers events that occurred since last year’s publication of the Annual Activity Report for 2009.

Tags: Apple Inc., CCTV, CNIL, Data Controller, Data Protection Authority, Data Transfer, Employee Monitoring, EU Data Protection Directive, EU Member States, Facebook, France, Google, LinkedIn, Penalty, Right to be Forgotten, Social Media, Twitter, Video Surveillance

French Court of Cassation Sanctions Company for Misuse of a Geolocation Device

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On November 3, 2011, the Labor Chamber of the French Court of Cassation (the “Court”) upheld a decision against a company that unlawfully used a geolocation device to track the company car of one of its salesmen. Although the company notified the salesman that a geolocation device would be used to optimize productivity by analyzing the time he spent on business trips, the device was in fact used to monitor his working hours, which ultimately led to a pay cut.

Tags: CNIL, Data Protection Authority, Employee Monitoring, EU Member States, France, Geolocation

French Data Protection Authority Launches Public Consultation on Cloud Computing

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On October 17, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) launched a public consultation on cloud computing (the “Consultation”). The Consultation seeks to gather opinions from stakeholders (clients, providers, consultants) regarding cloud computing services for businesses, to identify legal and technical solutions that address data protection concerns while taking into account the economic interests involved.

Tags: Cloud Computing, CNIL, Data Processor, Data Protection Authority, Data Transfer, EU Member States, France

French Data Protection Authority’s New Chair Outlines Her Agenda

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On October 10, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) released a video of newly-elected Chairwoman Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin presenting her priorities and vision for the future of the CNIL. Ms. Falque-Pierrotin was elected as the new Chair of the CNIL on September 21, 2011.

Tags: CNIL, Data Protection Authority, EU Member States, France

French Appeals Court Suspends U.S. Company’s Whistleblower Program

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On September 23, 2011, the Labor Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Caen (the “Court”) upheld a decision to suspend a whistleblower program implemented by a U.S. company’s French affiliate, despite the fact that the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) had inspected and approved the program prior to implementation. This decision follows recent amendments to the legal framework for whistleblower programs in France.

Tags: CNIL, Data Protection Authority, Employee Monitoring, EU Member States, France, Olivier Proust, Whistleblowing

French Data Protection Authority Moves Forward with Privacy Seal Project

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On September 22, 2011, new provisions under the French Data Protection Authority’s (“CNIL’s”) internal regulation (Délibération n°2011-249 du 8 septembre 2011) came into force. The CNIL recently amended its regulations to incorporate a new chapter (Chapter IV bis) that sets forth a specific procedure for issuing privacy seals in accordance with the French Data Protection Act. The Act authorizes the CNIL to “issue a quality label to products or procedures intended to protect individuals with respect to processing of personal data, once [the CNIL] has recognized them as in compliance with the provisions of the Act.”

Tags: CNIL, Data Protection Act, Data Protection Authority, EU Member States, France

French Data Protection Authority Elects New Chair

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On September 21, 2011, the board of the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) elected Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin as its new Chair, following Alex Türk’s resignation which he officially tendered at the board meeting.

Tags: CNIL, Data Protection Authority, EU Member States, France, OECD

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Tag Archives: EU Member States

EU and U.S. Formulating a Privacy Framework Agreement

French Court of Cassation Excludes Application of Data Protection Act to Competition Authority’s Investigation

German Data Protection Association Issues Report on “Uniform Data Protection Law in Europe through Regulation”

French Court of Cassation Sanctions Company for Misuse of a Geolocation Device

French Data Protection Authority’s New Chair Outlines Her Agenda

French Appeals Court Suspends U.S. Company’s Whistleblower Program

French Data Protection Authority Moves Forward with Privacy Seal Project

French Data Protection Authority Elects New Chair

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