The CNIL recently published guidelines on the re-use of personal data by data processors for their own purposes (such as product improvement or development of new products and services) under the GDPR. We have outlined key takeaways from the Guidelines in this blog post.
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India Releases Revised Non-Personal Data Framework
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On December 16, 2020, the Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a revised report on the Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India. This post details the key takeaways from the revised committee report.
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German DPA Issues Guidance on Data Transfers Following Schrems II
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On August 24, 2020, the Data Protection Authority of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg issued guidance on international data transfers following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems II case.
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India Releases Draft Non-Personal Data Governance Framework
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On July 13, 2020, a Committee of Experts within India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published the first draft of a Non-Personal Data Governance Framework for India for public consultation.
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ICO Releases COVID-19 Guidance for Re-Opening Workplaces
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has released guidance that sets out the key principles of data protection that should be kept in mind as employers put measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Data and the Coronavirus
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On April 9, 2020 the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a “paper hearing” entitled Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus. …
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EU Commission Recommends a Common Approach to Using Mobile Apps and Location Data to Combat and Exit COVID-19
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On April 8, 2020, the European Commission adopted a recommendation to develop a common European approach for the use of mobile applications and mobile location data in response to the coronavirus pandemic. …
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CIPL Issues White Paper on Principles for a Revised U.S. Privacy Framework
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has issued a white paper on Ten Principles for a Revised U.S. Privacy Framework.
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CNIL Details Rules on Audience and Traffic Measuring in Publicly Accessible Areas
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On October 17, 2018, the French data protection authority published a press release, detailing the rules applicable to devices that collect personal data from users’ mobile phones (media access control address) for the purposes of measuring the advertising audience and traffic in shopping malls and other public areas.
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CIPL Submits Comments on Draft Indian Data Protection Bill
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On September 26, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the draft Indian Data Protection Bill 2018.
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