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Data protection authorities keep new smartglasses in their sights

22/09/2021

Facebook and Ray-Ban launched a first generation of smart sunglasses (smartglasses). Meanwhile, the Irish and Italian supervisory authorities have raised some concerns about this. 

Doorgifte gegevens naar VS.

Council of State confirms possibility of transferring data to the United States

15/09/2021

After the French Council of State in the Doctolib case, now also the Belgian Council of State confirms the possibility to transfer personal data to the United States. We will briefly explain in this post.

International data transfers

International transfers of personal data in a nutshell

01/07/2021

In this article, we give a clear and compact overview of the recent developments in the field of international data transfers and the practical consequences thereof. 

verwerkingsovereenkomst

European Commission publishes model processing agreements: should I use them?

17/06/2021

In this blog, we address the question of whether it is useful for your organisation to use the European Commission's model processing agreement.

GDPR Guidelines

EDPB clarifies the interplay between GDPR and PSD2

15/02/2021

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently published its final guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR and the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2).

GDPR-inbreuk

GDPR infringements might lead to block .be-websites

07/12/2020

The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) and DNS Belgium have concluded a cooperation protocol that allows .be websites to be taken offline for GDPR infringements. 

Doorgifte persoonsgegevens

Checklist for transferring personal data after Schrems II

25/11/2020

What are the main takeaways from the EDPB guidance and draft SCCs? The CJEU ruling from 16 July 2020 in the Schrems II case created a lot of uncertainty for organisations transferring personal data outside the EEA. But how should this requirement be fulfilled in practice?

facebook

Facebook profile photo may be used to enforce a ''ban on presence''

07/09/2020

The Litigation Chamber of the Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled in decision No 35/2020 that an unspecified Belgian disciplinary and judicial authority (“Sports Court”) was entitled to forward a profile photo of Facebook to sports commissioners in order to have a so-called “ban on presence”, m

EIOPA

EIOPA guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers

03/09/2020

Earlier this year, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published the final version of its guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers.

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