On December 10, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted its response to the European Commission’s invitation for comments on its draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses between controllers and processors for purposes of Article 28 of the GDPR.
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Sweet & Maxwell Publishes the Fifth Edition of Data Protection Law and Practice Written by Rosemary Jay
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Sweet & Maxwell published the fifth edition of Data Protection Law and Practice written by Hunton’s Rosemary Jay. The latest edition provides a comprehensive and thorough review of the current state of data protection law in the UK, along with the background to the law.…
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CNIL Fines Google and Amazon 135 Million Euros for Alleged Cookie Violations
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On December 10, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it has levied fines on Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Amazon Europe Core for alleged violations of the French cookie rules. This post examines the French cookie rules, CNIL’s territorial jurisdiction, the investigations and the sanctions levied against each company.…
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Belgian DPA to Take Down Websites Infringing GDPR
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On November 26, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority signed a cooperation agreement with DNS Belgium. The purpose of the cooperation agreement is to allow DNS Belgium to suspend “.be” websites that are linked to infringements of the GDPR.…
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European Commission Publishes Draft Data Governance Act
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On November 25, 2020, the European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance. The Data Governance Act is part of a set of measures announced in the 2020 European Strategy for Data, which is aimed at putting the EU at the forefront of the data empowered society.…
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Takeaways from 100th Anniversary Meeting of German Data Protection Authorities
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On November 26, 2020, the Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities issued a press release with conclusions from their 100th anniversary meeting. The key issues discussed were the implications of Schrems II on German privacy and cybersecurity.…
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CNIL Fines Two Companies of the Carrefour Group €3.05 Million for GDPR and Cookie Violations
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On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies. …
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Dutch Court Overturns DPA Fine on Legitimate Interest Legal Basis
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On November 23, 2020, the Dutch District Court of Midden-Nederland determined that the concept of a legitimate interest for processing is broader than simply being an interest derived from law, overturning a fine by the Dutch data protection authority.…
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EU Parliament Approves Collective Redress Directive
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On November 24, 2020, the European Parliament endorsed the new directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. This blog entry provides highlights on the directive.…
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European Commission Releases Draft Standard Contractual Clauses for Article 28 Data Processing Agreements
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On November 12, 2020, somewhat in the shadow of the new standard contractual clauses for data transfers to recipients outside the European Economic Area, the European Commission also adopted draft standard contractual clauses to be used between controllers and processors in the EEA. …
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