On March 14, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published a press release announcing its policy for calculating administrative fines.
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UK ICO Fines Vote Leave £40,000 for Unsolicited Texts
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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UK’s official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts promoting the aims of the campaign.…
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EDPB Releases Opinion on Interplay Between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR and a Statement on the ePrivacy Regulation
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On March 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the interplay between the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and the General Data Protection Regulation.…
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CIPL Issues White Paper on the Regulatory Sandbox Following Joint Roundtable with the ICO
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On March 8, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP issued a white paper on Regulatory Sandboxes in Data Protection: Constructive Engagement and Innovative Regulation in Practice. This blog entry provides a link to download the white paper.…
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EDPB Releases Overview on the Implementation and Enforcement of the GDPR
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On February 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Board presented its first overview on the implementation of the GDPR and the roles and means of the national supervisory authorities to the European Parliament. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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CIPL Supports APEC’s Privacy Work at Recent APEC Meetings in Chile with International Privacy Workshop
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During the week of February 25, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP participated in the meetings of the APEC Data Privacy Subgroup and Electronic Commerce Steering Group in Santiago, Chile. CIPL enjoys formal guest status and a seat at the table at these bi-annual APEC privacy meetings.…
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Belgian DPA Publishes Updated List of Processing Activities Requiring DPIA
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The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently published the updated and final list of the types of processing activities which require a data protection impact assessment.…
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CNIL Publishes FAQs to Prepare for a No-Deal Brexit
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On February 20, 2019, the French data protection authority published a set of questions and answers to specify the CNIL’s recommendations and steps that organizations should take to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.…
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European Commission Issues GDPR Infographic
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On January 25, 2019, the European Commission issued an infographic on compliance with and enforcement and awareness of the GDPR since it took force on May 25, 2018.…
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Dutch DPA Publishes 2018 Report on Data Breach Statistics
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On January 29, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published a report on the personal data breach notifications received in 2018. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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