On March 29, 2019, the Belgian House of Representatives appointed a new commissioner and four directors, who will lead the reformed Belgian data protection authority.
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EU Parliament Approves the Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
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On March 12, 2019, the European Parliament approved the proposal for “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA,” repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 and an information and communications technology cybersecurity certification.…
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Dutch DPA Updates Policy on Administrative Fines
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On March 14, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published a press release announcing its policy for calculating administrative fines.…
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Advocate General Finds Cookie Consent Must Be Active and Separate
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On March 21, 2019, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an Opinion in the Case C-673/17 of Planet49 GmbH v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände – Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.…
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UK ICO Fines Vote Leave £40,000 for Unsolicited Texts
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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UK’s official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts promoting the aims of the campaign.…
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EDPB Releases Opinion on Interplay Between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR and a Statement on the ePrivacy Regulation
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On March 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the interplay between the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and the General Data Protection Regulation.…
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CIPL Issues White Paper on the Regulatory Sandbox Following Joint Roundtable with the ICO
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On March 8, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP issued a white paper on Regulatory Sandboxes in Data Protection: Constructive Engagement and Innovative Regulation in Practice. This blog entry provides a link to download the white paper.…
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GPEN and National DPAs Publish Sweep Results on Privacy Accountability
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On March 5, 2019, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network published the results of its 2018 intelligence gathering operation on organizations’ data privacy accountability practices. This blog entry provides highlights on the results.…
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EDPB Releases Overview on the Implementation and Enforcement of the GDPR
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On February 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Board presented its first overview on the implementation of the GDPR and the roles and means of the national supervisory authorities to the European Parliament. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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CIPL Supports APEC’s Privacy Work at Recent APEC Meetings in Chile with International Privacy Workshop
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During the week of February 25, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP participated in the meetings of the APEC Data Privacy Subgroup and Electronic Commerce Steering Group in Santiago, Chile. CIPL enjoys formal guest status and a seat at the table at these bi-annual APEC privacy meetings.…
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