On May 19, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority announced that the Litigation Chamber had imposed a €50,000 fine on a social media provider for unlawful processing of personal data in connection with the “invite-a-friend” function offered on its platform.
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Belgian DPA Releases Report for Second Anniversary of the GDPR
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On the second anniversary of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a Statement with some key GDPR-related numbers.…
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EDPB Releases 2019 Annual Report
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On May 18, 2020, the European Data Protection Board released its Annual Report providing details of the EDPB’s work in 2019. …
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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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Dutch DPA Fines Company 750,000 Euros for Unlawful Employee Fingerprint Processing
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The Dutch Data Protection Authority recently imposed a €750,000 fine on a company for unlawful processing of employees’ fingerprints for attendance taking and time registration purposes.
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CNIL Updates Data Protection Guidance for Employers in the Context of Lifting COVID-19 Containment Measures
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On May 7, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority updated its previous guidance for employers relating to the processing of employee and visitor personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, in particular, in the context of lifting containment measures.…
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EDPB Publishes Updated Guidelines on Consent under the GDPR
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On May 6, 2020, the European Data Protection Board published its Guidelines 05/2020 on consent under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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Belgian DPA Sanctions Company for Non-Compliance with the GDPR’s DPO Requirements
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On April 28, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a €50,000 fine on a company for non-compliance with the requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation related to the appointment of a data protection officer.…
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CIPL Submits Comments to European Commission on GDPR Two-Year Evaluation
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On April 28, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the European Commission’s consultation on its roadmap for the two-year evaluation of the GDPR.…
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Brazilian President Provisionally Delays LGPD Applicability
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On April 29, 2020, the Brazilian President issued Provisional Measure #959/2020, which provisionally delays the date the Brazilian data protection law takes force to May 3, 2021.…
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