On September 10, 2019, the French data protection authority updated its existing set of questions and answers (“FAQs”) on the impact of a no-deal Brexit on data transfers from the EU to the UK and discussed how controllers should prepare.
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Cayman Islands Data Protection Law Goes into Force This Month
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The Cayman Islands Data Protection Law, 2017, which was published in June 2017, will go into force on September 30, 2019. The DPL includes requirements for the protection of personal data and is centered upon eight data protection principles.…
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Belgian DPA to Further Investigate Data Breach Affecting Temporary Employment Agency’s Employee Fingerprints
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On August 21, 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a press release informing of its intention to further investigate a data breach that was notified by Adecco Belgium, a temporary employment agency.…
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Dutch DPA to Approve Netherlands Code of Conduct for ICT
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On August 12, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the “Dutch DPA”) announced its intent to approve Nederland ICT’s Data Pro Code (the “Code”), a code of conduct for the ICT sector. Nederland ICT represents data processors from the IT sector. Data processors that process personal data on behalf of and for a data controller can join this code of conduct. The draft decision of the Dutch DPA regarding the Code was published in the Official Journal of the Netherlands (the “Staatscourant”) on August 12 and interested parties have six weeks to submit their opinion on the draft decision.
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CJEU Ruling on Websites Using Facebook ‘Like’ Buttons
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On July 29, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its judgment in case C-40/17, Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG vs. Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV, ruling that Fashion ID should be considered a joint controller with Facebook regarding the collection and disclosure of personal data to Facebook as a result of embedding the Facebook ‘Like’ button on its website.…
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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Data Processing Through Video Devices
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The European Data Protection Board recently adopted its Guidelines 3/2019 on processing of personal data through video devices. Although the Guidelines provide examples of data processing for video surveillance, these examples are not exhaustive.…
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EDPB Releases 2018 Annual Report
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On July 16, 2019, the European Data Protection Board published its first Annual Report for 2018, and this blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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CNIL Publishes New Guidelines on Cookies and Similar Technologies
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On July 18, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority published new guidelines on cookies and similar technologies. This blog entry provides highlights on the guidelines.…
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ICO Publishes First Annual Report Since GDPR’s Implementation
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office released its first Annual Report published since the GDPR took effect. This blog entry provides a summary of the Annual Report. …
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EDPB Publishes Opinion on the Competence of a Supervisory Authority in Change in Circumstances Relating to the Main or Single Establishment
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On July 9, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted Opinion 8/2019 on the Competence of a Supervisory Authority in Case of a Change in Circumstances Relating to the Main or Single Establishment at the request of the French and the Swedish data protection authorities.…
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