On October 10-12, 2011, the Council of Europe’s T-PD-Bureau met in Strasbourg, France, to discuss amending Convention 108. One of the main topics of discussion was the regulation of transborder data flows.
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Council of Europe Considers Amendments to Convention 108
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The Council of Europe’s T-PD-Bureau met June 28-30 in Strasbourg, France, to discuss amendments to the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. This post provides highlights from the meeting.
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Live Coverage from Budapest: Day Two of the Hungarian International Data Protection Conference
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On June 16 and 17, 2011, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted a high-level international data protection conference in Budapest. This post provides highlights from the second day’s events.
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Live Coverage from Budapest: Day One of the Hungarian International Data Protection Conference
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On June 16, 2011, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union kicked off a high-level international data protection conference in Budapest. This post provides highlights from the first day of the conference.
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Council of Europe Issues Draft Recommendations and Guidelines for Search Engines and Social Networking Providers
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The Committee of Experts on New Media of the Council of Europe issued draft recommendations and guidelines for search engines and social networking providers, which are open for public consultation and comments until March 18, 2011.
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French National Assembly Votes on Amendments to Data Protection Act
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On January 13, 2011, a bill containing several amendments to the French Data Protection Act was preliminarily adopted by the French National Assembly. The bill would amend several key provisions of the French Data Protection Act, including revisions regarding the authority of the CNIL, and the role of Chairman of the CNIL.
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Council of Europe Issues Recommendation on the Protection of Individuals in the Context of Profiling
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On November 25, 2010, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a recommendation on the protection of individuals with regard to the automatic processing of personal data in the context of profiling. This blog post summarizes the recommendation’s principles designed to establish safeguards for such profiling activities.
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Council of Europe Prepares to Review Convention 108
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The Council of Europe’s Consultative Committee on data protection has commissioned an outside consultant to analyze and review Convention 108, which was originally enacted in 1981 and is the only legally-binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection.
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