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Can a YouTuber qualify as “a journalist” under the GDPR?

20/02/2019
Privacy & data protection

Journalists are, to a certain extent, exempted from the application of the GDPR. Should everybody who publishes messages on Facebook, tweets on twitter, photos on Instagram or videos on YouTube, be qualified as “a journalist”?

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New book by Niels Vandezande: When an original is not original

04/02/2019
News & announcements

Timelex proudly presents the newest book from our Legal Consultant Niels Vandezande entitled “When an original is not an original”. This book is part of the KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law Series.

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Personal data can flow freely between the EU and Japan

24/01/2019
Privacy & data protection

Timelex proudly assisted the European Commission with its assessment leading to the EU adequacy decision for Japan. The decision has a huge commercial impact for European and Japanese companies.

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10-step checklist for personal data breaches

23/01/2019
Privacy & data protection

Organizations may incur very high fines for failure to comply with the obligation to report data breaches. Therefore, make sure that your organization is well prepared for a possible personal data breach.

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What to remember from Google's GDPR fine?

22/01/2019
Privacy & data protection

The French supervisory authority has imposed a fine of no less than € 50 million on Google for infringing the GDPR. What should companies remember from this CNIL decision?

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Belgian DPA clarifies the concepts of controller and processor

06/03/2019
Privacy & data protection

The (Belgian) Data Protection Authority (DPA) recently published an opinion on the concepts of data controller and data processor.

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The EU adopts a new European Electronic Communications Code (EECC)

11/01/2019
News & announcements

On 17 December 2018, the new EU Directive 2018/1972 of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (“EECC”) was published in the EU Official Journal. 

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The Paypers publishes fraud prevention guide 2018-2019

17/12/2018
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FinTech platform The Paypers recently published the 2019 fraud prevention guide; Web Fraud Prevention, Identity Verification & Authentication Guide 2018-2019.

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Reconciling Consent in PSD2 and GDPR

17/12/2018
Privacy & data protection

In this article, we look at one particular matter, namely that of explicit consent, and the guidance provided in this matter by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

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