On November 5, 2019, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information announced that it imposed a fine of €14.5 million on a major real estate company, which is the highest fine issued in Germany since the EU General Data Protection Regulation became applicable.
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German Data Protection Authorities Examine Proposal for GDPR Fining Model
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On September 17, 2019, the German Conference of Data Protection Authorities examined a proposal for calculating administrative fines under the GDPR.…
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CIPL Co-Hosts Workshop on Brazil’s New Data Protection Law
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth and the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público recently had the first of a series of workshops for their joint project on “Brazilian Data Protection Implementation and Effective Regulation.” This blog entry provides details on the workshop and project.…
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Belgian DPA Announces Fine for Disproportionate Use of Customers’ eID Card
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On September 17, 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on a shop for the disproportionate use of customers’ electronic identity cards (the “eIDs ”) – a national identification card.
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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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Dutch DPA Releases Complaints Report for First Half of 2019
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On September 9, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the “Dutch DPA”) published a report on the privacy complaints it received between January 2019 and June 2019 (the “Report”).
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CIPL Welcomes New Privacy Managers Matthew Starr and Giovanna Carloni
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce Matthew Starr and Giovanna Carloni have joined CIPL, adding to its expertise in global privacy and data protection policy.…
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Swedish Data Protection Authority Issues First Fine Under GDPR
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On August 21, 2019, the Swedish Data Protection Authority imposed its first fine since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into effect, fining a school 200,000 Swedish Kroner for creating a facial recognition program in violation of the GDPR.…
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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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CIPL Responds to Canada’s Reframed Consultation on Transfers for Processing
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On August 5, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP responded to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s (“OPC”) reframed consultation on transfers for processing. The reframed consultation replaced a previously suspended OPC consultation dealing with the same topic to which CIPL had also responded.
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