Earlier this month, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released its 2020 Annual Report, which showed the Belgian DPA’s focus on the supervision of initiatives to fight the COVID-19 pandemic involving data processing, while not losing sight of its other priorities outlined in its Strategic Plan 2020-2025.
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French Highest Court Rejects Suspension of Partnership with EU Service Provider Using AWS; Extends Application of the Schrems II Requirements
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France’s highest administrative court recently issued a summary judgment that rejected a request for the suspension of the partnership between the French Ministry of Health and Doctolib, a leading provider of online medical consultations in Europe, for the management of COVID-19 vaccination appointments. …
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French Highest Court Rejects Temporary Suspension of France’s Health Data Hub; Calls for Additional Guarantees Following Schrems II
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On October 13, 2020, France’s highest administrative court issued a summary judgment that rejected a request for the suspension of France’s centralized health data platform, Health Data Hub.…
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McAuliffe Says Federal Privacy Law Is Essential to Economic Recovery
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In an op-ed recently published by The Richmond Times-Dispatch, former Governor of Virginia and Global Strategy Advisor of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth Terry McAuliffe discusses why a U.S. federal privacy law is essential to economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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CIPL Releases New Paper on COVID-19 and U.S. Privacy Law
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On August 25, 2020, Hunton’s Centre for Information Policy Leadership released a new paper entitled “Data Protection in the New Decade: Lessons from COVID-19 for a US Privacy Framework,” examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for a U.S. federal privacy law.…
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Businesses to Assist UK Test and Trace Effort
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The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced that restrictions relating to COVID-19 would be eased as of July 4, 2020, but that businesses will be asked to assist in the government’s efforts to employ contact tracing of infected individuals.…
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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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EDPB Releases Statement on the Processing of Personal Data in the Context of Reopening Borders Following the COVID-19 Outbreak
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On June 16, 2020, the European Data Protection Board released a statement on the processing of personal data in the context of reopening borders following the COVID-19 outbreak.…
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EDPB Releases Statement on Interoperability of Contact Tracing Apps
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On June 16, 2020, the European Data Protection Board released a statement on the data protection impact of the interoperability of contact tracing apps within the EU.…
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Brazilian President Delays Applicability of LGPD Sanctions, but Other Provisions Remain Uncertain
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On June 12, 2020, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro approved Law #14,010/2020 to establish an urgent legal framework for the private sector in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.…
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