The concept of regulatory sandboxes has gained traction in the data protection community. Since the UK Information Commissioner’s Office completed its pilot program of regulatory sandboxes in September 2020, two European Data Protection Authorities have created their own sandbox initiatives following the ICO’s framework.
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CIPL Submits Response to European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance
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On February 5, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted a response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance. This proposal is the first set of initiatives announced under the broader European Data Strategy. …
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Advocate General Issues Opinion on GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop
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On January 13, 2021, Advocate General Michal Bobek of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued his Opinion in the Case C-645/19 of Facebook Ireland Limited, Facebook Inc., Facebook Belgium BVBA v. the Belgian Data Protection Authority.
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European Commission Publishes Draft Data Governance Act
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On November 25, 2020, the European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance. The Data Governance Act is part of a set of measures announced in the 2020 European Strategy for Data, which is aimed at putting the EU at the forefront of the data empowered society.
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EU Parliament Approves Collective Redress Directive
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On November 24, 2020, the European Parliament endorsed the new directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. This blog entry provides highlights on the directive.
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German BGH Ruling on Consent for Cookies and Third-Party Advertising
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On May 29, 2020, the German Federal Court of Justice, Germany’s highest court for civil and criminal matters, issued its ruling on case Planet49 regarding consent requirements for the use of cookies and telemarketing activities. …
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CJEU Reaches Decision in Case Involving Cookie Consent under EU Data Protection Law
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On October 1, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in an important case involving consent for the use of cookies by a German business called Planet49.
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CJEU Ruling on Websites Using Facebook ‘Like’ Buttons
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On July 29, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its judgment in case C-40/17, Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG vs. Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV, ruling that Fashion ID should be considered a joint controller with Facebook regarding the collection and disclosure of personal data to Facebook as a result of embedding the Facebook ‘Like’ button on its website.
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New French Data Protection Act and Implementing Decree Take Force
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On June 1, 2019, New Decree No. 2019-536 took force, enabling the French Data Protection Act, as amended by an Ordinance of December 12, 2018, likewise to enter into force. This blog entry provides an overview of the developments. …
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Contractual Legal Basis for Data Processing of Online Services
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On April 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board published draft guidelines 2/2019 on the processing of personal data in the context of the provision of online services to data subjects. This blog entry provides an overview of the Guidelines.
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