On June 19, 2020, France’s Highest Administrative Court issued a decision partially annulling the guidelines of the French Data Protection Authority on cookies and similar technologies.
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French Highest Administrative Court Upholds 50 Million Euro Fine against Google for Alleged GDPR Violations
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On June 19, 2020, France’s Highest Administrative Court upheld the French Data Protection Authority’s decision, whereby the CNIL imposed a fine of 50 million euros on Google under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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CNIL Releases 2019 Annual Activity Report
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On June 9, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published its Annual Activity Report for 2019.…
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CNIL Updates Data Protection Guidance for Employers in the Context of Lifting COVID-19 Containment Measures
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On May 7, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority updated its previous guidance for employers relating to the processing of employee and visitor personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, in particular, in the context of lifting containment measures.…
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CNIL Publishes Guidance on Web Scraping and Re-Use of Publicly Available Online Data for Direct Marketing
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On April 30, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published guidance on the extraction of web users’ personal data from online public spaces by web scraping tools and re-use of such data for direct marketing purposes.…
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CNIL Publishes Standard on HR Data Processing
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On April 15, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published the final version of its standard concerning the processing of personal data for core Human Resources management purposes.…
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CNIL Releases Guidance on Teleworking
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On April 1, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority released guidance for employers on how to implement teleworking as well as best practices for their employees in this context. …
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CNIL Recalls Data Protection Rules in the Context of the COVID-19 Outbreak
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The French Data Protection Authority recently issued guidance for employers relating to the processing of employee and visitor personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.…
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The Global Privacy Assembly Approves Data Sharing to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic
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On March 17, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly issued a statement giving their support to the sharing of personal data by organizations and governments for the purposes of fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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CNIL Unveils 2020 Inspection Strategy and Announces Cookie Investigations
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On March 12, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority released its annual inspection strategy for 2020.…
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