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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Pakistan Introduces New Draft of Personal Data Protection Bill
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Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication recently introduced a new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 and launched a public consultation regarding the same. The public consultation period will end on May 15, 2020.…
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Belgian DPA Releases Guidance Materials and FAQs on Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
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On April 9, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released guidance and a set of frequently asked questions regarding the use of cookies and other tracking technologies. …
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Irish DPC Publishes New Cookie Guidance
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On April 6, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission published a report summarizing the DPC’s findings following a cookie sweep conducted on a selection of websites across a range of sectors, as well as a new guidance note on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies.…
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Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases Direct Marketing Recommendation
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On February 10, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published its Recommendation on data processing activities for direct marketing purposes. The Recommendation aims to clarify the complex rules relating to processing personal data for direct marketing purposes. …
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CNIL Publishes Draft Recommendations on How to Get Users’ Consent for Cookies
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On January 14, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published its draft recommendations on the practical modalities to get users’ consent to store or read non-essential cookies and similar technologies on their devices. …
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EDPB Publishes Final Version of Guidelines on the GDPR’s Territorial Scope
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The European Data Protection Board has adopted its final guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR, taking into account the feedback it received during the public consultation of its draft guidelines published on November 23, 2018.…
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on Data Protection by Design and by Default
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On November 13, 2019, the European Data Protection Board published its draft guidelines 4/2019 on the obligation of Data Protection by Design and by Default set out under Article 25 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Ends Effort to Require Consent for Transborder Data Transfer
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On September 23, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced that it completed its consultation on transfers for processing and that the OPC’s current guidelines for processing personal data across borders—under which consent for transfers to data processors is not required—remain unchanged.…
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CNIL Updates FAQs to Prepare for a No-deal Brexit
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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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