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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Belgian DPA Releases Draft 2019-2025 Strategic Plan
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On December 12, 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released its draft 2019-2025 Strategic Plan.…
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Advocate General Upholds Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses in Schrems II Case
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On December 19, 2019, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down his opinion in the so-called “Schrems II” case.…
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CNIL Publishes Standard on Whistleblowing Hotlines
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On December 10, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority published the final version of its standard concerning the processing of personal data in the context of whistleblowing hotlines.…
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CNIL Fines French Construction Company for Infringements When Placing Marketing Voice-to-Voice Calls
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On November 26, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it had levied a fine of €500,000 on Futura Internationale for various infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
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Wojciech Wiewiórowski Selected as New European Data Protection Supervisor
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On November 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor’s office and the European Parliament announced that Wojciech Wiewiórowski will officially be the new European Data Protection Supervisor for the new term of office. …
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Berlin Commissioner Issues Fine to Deutsche Wohnen SE
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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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CNIL Publishes List of Processing Operations Not Subject to DPIA
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On October 22, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a list of processing operations (in French) that it considers not requiring a data protection impact assessment (“DPIA”). The CNIL had previously adopted and published a final list of processing operations requiring a DPIA on November 6, 2018. The final list includes 12 types of processing operations for which a DPIA is not considered mandatory. The CNIL provided concrete examples for each type of processing operation, including:…
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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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