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€ 200.000 GDPR fine: the importance of retention periods under the GDPR

08/08/2019
Privacy & data protection

The Danish supervisory authority proposes to impose a fine of DKK 1.5 million (approximately € 200,000) on a Danish furniture manufacturer (IDDesign) for failing to comply with the obligations regarding the retention periods of personal data.

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The Schrems saga continues – international transfers

25/07/2019
Privacy & data protection

On the 9th of July, the hearing of the so-called Schrems 2.0 case took place before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”).

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CyberSec4EU organises panel on the proposed NCCC regulation

16/07/2019
Privacy & data protection

On Thursday the 4th of July 2019, Cyber Security for Europe (CyberSec4EU) hosted a panel on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres, the NCCC regulation.

British Airways

GDPR fine British Airways: hacked company double victim?

11/07/2019
Privacy & data protection

The British Supervisory Authority, the British Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), announced its intention to impose a GDPR fine of £183 million (equivalent to €243.47 million) on British Airways.

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The CNIL and the online marketing and web profiling sector – an update

03/07/2019
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The French data protection authority (the CNIL) has announced that it will soon communicate to data controllers a clarification of the legal obligations in terms of obtaining consent for cookies, as well as all for all other tracking devices and techniques.

Libra

Will Libra solve cryptocurrencies’ problems, or create new ones?

21/06/2019
Information technology

Libra is an initiative of the Swiss-based Libra Association started by Facebook. According to its white paper, it is a cryptocurrency that aims to fix precisely the issues that plague Bitcoin.

1 year GDPR

One year GDPR: an overview of enforcement, warnings and fines

19/06/2019
Privacy & data protection

About a year ago, on 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became applicable. Today, one year later, we draw up a balance sheet of the enforcement actions taken by the supervisory authorities across the EU.

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First GDPR fine in Belgium: € 2000 imposed on a mayor

03/06/2019
Privacy & data protection

The previous statement by the new Chairman of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) affirming that the DPA will step up a gear in 2019 to ensure compliance with the GDPR has in the meantime been reinforced by the imposition of the first GDPR fine in Belgium.

NIS

The new NIS Act: what do you need to do?

20/05/2019
Privacy & data protection

The EU Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive has been implemented in Belgian law. What does it mean for you?

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