On October 29, 2020, the non-governmental organization co-founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, None of Your Business, announced it can now file representative actions and claim damages on behalf of consumers for violations of various laws regarding consumer protection (including data protection law) in Belgium.
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CJEU Restricts Indiscriminate Access to Electronic Communications for National Security Purposes
On October 6, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down Grand Chamber judgments determining that the ePrivacy Directive does not allow for EU Member States to adopt legislation intended to restrict the scope of its confidentiality obligations unless they comply with the general principles of EU law.
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Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases 2019 Annual Report
On September 30, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released its 2019 Annual Report. Notably, 2019 was the year of the Belgian DPA’s first fines under the GDPR and the release of the Belgian DPA’s 2019-2025 Strategic Plan. …
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Belgian DPA Fines Belgian Telecommunications Provider for Several Data Protection Infringements
On July 30, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a €20,000 fine on Belgian telecommunications provider Proximus N.V. (“Proximus”) for several data protection infringements related to Proximus’ public directory. In particular, the claimant requested that Proximus remove his contact details from the public directory and inform other publishers of public directories not to publish his personal data. Despite informing the claimant that it was going to proceed accordingly, Proximus still published his personal data in its public directory and shared it with other publishers of public directories.
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Belgian DPA Issues its Largest Fine to Date for Non-Compliance with the Right to Be Forgotten
On July 14, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a €600,000 fine on Google Belgium SA (“Google”) for non-compliance with the right to be forgotten.
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Belgian DPA Fines Company for Unlawful Processing and Non-Compliance with Data Subject Rights
On June 16, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine on a company for unlawful and incorrect processing of personal data and non-compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s data subject rights provisions. …
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Belgian DPA Publishes Guidance on Temperature Checks for COVID-19 Monitoring
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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Belgian Data Protection Authority Imposes Fine on Non-Profit Organization for Unlawful Direct Marketing Practices
On May 29, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of €1,000 on a non-profit organization.
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Belgian DPA Publishes Opinions on Draft Laws for the Creation of a Database and for the Use of Contact Tracing Apps for COVID-19 Tracking
On May 25 and May 26, 2020 respectively, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published two opinions on draft laws introducing COVID-19-related tracking initiatives. …
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Webinar on the Key Privacy Considerations for Reopening Businesses in the EU
Join us on May 19, 2020, for an in-depth webinar on the Key Privacy Considerations for Reopening Businesses in the EU. This post contains a link to register. …
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