On December 31, 2021, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) imposed a €150,000,000 fine on Google and a €60,000,000 fine on Facebook (now Meta) for violations of French rules on the use of cookies.
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European Commission Defends Irish Data Protection Commissioner
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In a letter addressed to certain members of the European Parliament, European Commissioner for Justice Reynders refuted some of the criticism that has been raised against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner. This blog entry provides highlights on the Commissioner’s response. …
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India’s Draft Data Protection Bill Moves Closer to Passage
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In December, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee submitted its report on India’s draft Data Protection Bill. The Bill is now likely to be passed by Parliament in its next session, beginning in February 2022, and likely will enter into force in the first half of 2022. This blog entry examines certain key aspects of the revised Bill.
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CIPL Submits Comments to UK DCMS Consultation on UK Data Reform
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted a response to the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport on its Consultation on Reforms to the Data Protection Regime. This blog entry reflects key takeaways from the response.
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CIPL Publishes White Paper on the Interplay Between the Draft EU Digital Markets Act and the GDPR
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth recently published a white paper on “Bridging the DMA and the GDPR – Comments by the Centre for Information Policy Leadership on the Data Protection Implications of the Draft Digital Markets Act.” This blog entry provides highlights on the paper.
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Belgian DPA Expected to Rule that IAB Europe’s Cookie Consent Framework Violates the GDPR
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On November 5, 2021, IAB Europe announced that, in the coming weeks, the Belgian Data Protection Authority plans to share with other data protection authorities a draft ruling on the IAB EU Transparency & Consent Framework. …
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CIPL Publishes Paper on the Draft ePrivacy Regulation to Inform Current Trilogue Discussions
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a paper on the Draft ePrivacy Regulation, in the context of the Trilogue Discussions between the EU Commission, EU Council and EU Parliament. …
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Irish DPC Draft Decision Permits Facebook to Rely on Contractual Necessity for Behavioral Advertising
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The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has submitted a draft decision on Facebook Ireland Limited’s data protection compliance to other European regulators under the cooperation mechanism of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The DPC proposed a fine for infringements of the transparency obligations under the GDPR, specifically with respect to the legal basis upon which Facebook relied. …
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CIPL Publishes White Paper on Organizational Accountability in Privacy Enforcement
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On October 6, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a white paper on “Organizational Accountability in Data Protection Enforcement – How Regulators Consider Accountability in their Enforcement Decisions.” …
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EDPB Creates Cookie Banner Taskforce
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On September 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Board announced that it established a taskforce to coordinate the response to complaints filed with several EU data protection authorities by the non-governmental organization None of Your Business in relation to cookie banners.
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