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2 Years GDPR: An Overview of Enforcement, Warnings and Fines

11/06/2020
Privacy & data protection

It is about two years ago that the General Data Protection Regulation (also known as the GDPR) became applicable. Just like last year, it is time to take a preliminary stock of the enforcement actions taken by the supervisory authorities in the past year and to make a forecast of what organisations will face in 2020 and the coming years in terms of data protection and GDPR.

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EBA clarifies a few obstacles for third-party payment service providers

08/06/2020
E-commerce

With this new opinion, the EBA wants to clarify a few things in order to enable customers to use the new and innovative payment services offered by TPPs. Competent authorities in the Member States must now take action to ensure that the ASPSPs under their supervision provide compliant interfaces without obstacles.

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French cookie case: will cookie walls be allowed soon? 

16/06/2020
Cookies

In a cookie case before the French Council of State (Conseil d’État), between the CNIL (the French supervisory authority) and a number of media companies, the French Auditor is of the opinion that cookie walls should be allowed. The judgment will follow shortly.

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Belgian Data Protection Authority: no fine for a correctly notified data breach

18/05/2020
Privacy & data protection

On 4 June 2018, the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of a telecom company reported a data breach to the Belgian Data Protection Authority. However, the DPA ruled not to impose a penalty on the company. A brief explanation. 

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Fighting COVID-19 with an app? The possibilities and pitfalls

18/05/2020
E-health

The first peak of infections with the coronavirus (COVID-19) seems to be over for the time being. Many organisations are working towards a return to 'normal' life, but how can this be done safely? Can a corona app help with this? Can a corona app avoid a second peak? We list the possibilities and pitfalls.

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5 things you need to know about the obligation to appoint a GDPR representative

29/04/2020
Privacy & data protection

Did you know the GDPR can be relevant to your company even if you do not have an establishment in the EU? In this blog you will read 5 things you need to know about the GDPR representative, which you may have to appoint. 

 
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Timelex again recognized by Legal 500 as Top Tier

20/04/2020
News & announcements

Legal 500 – the leading lawyer rankings drawn up annually – re-evaluates Timelex with excellent ratings. These valuations are based on the experiences of existing clients in 2019.

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Cybercriminals thrive on the COVID-19 pandemic

07/04/2020
Cybersecurity

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives drastically as it impacts our health system, our economy and our daily interactions. But in addition to these persistent threats, the virus created an environment in which cybercriminals thrive.

trade marks

What you need to know about trade marks

23/03/2020
Intellectual property

The slogan ‘Just do it’, Lacoste’s crocodile, the yellow colour of Zwitsal and the shape of Toblerone chocolate: what do they have in common? You wouldn’t think so right away, but all these signs are protected trade marks. 

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