On October 1, 2020, the Hamburg Data Protection Authority fined H&M € 35.3 million for unlawful employee monitoring practices in the company’s service center concerning several hundred employees.
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Belgian DPA Publishes Guidance on Temperature Checks for COVID-19 Monitoring
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On June 5, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published some guidance on its website regarding temperature checks amid of the COVID-19 crisis.…
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Dutch DPA Fines Company 750,000 Euros for Unlawful Employee Fingerprint Processing
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The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently imposed a €750,000 fine on a company for unlawful processing of employees’ fingerprints for attendance taking and time registration purposes.
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NY Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance to Regulated Entities Regarding Cybersecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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On April 13, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services issued guidance to all New York State entities covered under NYDFS’s cybersecurity regulation regarding assessing and addressing heightened cybersecurity risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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CNIL Publishes Standard on HR Data Processing
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On April 15, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published the final version of its standard concerning the processing of personal data for core Human Resources management purposes.…
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EDPB Assigns Mandates to Develop Guidance on Data Processing and COVID-19
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On April 7th, the European Data Protection Board announced that it had assigned mandates to its expert subgroups to develop guidance on several aspects of data processing amidst the COVID-19 crisis. …
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COVID-19: Temporary Work-From-Home Models and PCI DSS Compliance
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Special challenges are created when emergency work-from-home orders affect payment cardholder data that is subject to the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standard.…
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CNIL Releases Guidance on Teleworking
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On April 1, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority released guidance for employers on how to implement teleworking as well as best practices for their employees in this context. …
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Webinar on Managing Critical Infrastructure Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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On April 7, 2020, Hunton will host a webinar discussing the legal, medical and practical issues that critical infrastructure companies are facing during the current COVID-19 pandemic. This blog entry provides a link to register for the program. …
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Dutch DPA Publishes Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 and Privacy in the Workplace
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The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently published materials regarding the COVID-19 crisis, including recommendations and FAQs for employers, and recommendations for employees that emphasize that privacy must not be overlooked and the crisis should not become a prelude to a “Big Brother” society. …
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