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Court of Justice invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield in Schrems II

25/08/2020

On 17 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') delivered its long awaited judgment in the Schrems II case. The Court declared the Privacy Shield as a mechanism for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US invalid. 

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

11/06/2020

It is about two years ago that the General Data Protection Regulation (also known as the GDPR) became applicable.

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

18/05/2020

On 4 June 2018, the Data Protection Officer (DPO) of a telecom company reported a data breach to the Belgian Data Protection Authority.

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

29/04/2020

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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COVID-19: Can health data be processed? + FAQ

23/03/2020

Now that a large part of Belgium and the world is in the grip of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and preventive measures have been promulgated by the Belgian government, the question arises as to what personal data organisations are allowed to process of their employees in the context of the new c

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Loyalty cards and schemes: can the eID BE used in Belgium?

11/03/2020

Under the new eID legislation, can an organization read the eID for a loyalty card or other loyalty schemes electronically?

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What should one keep in mind when selling, purchasing or licensing personal data?

18/02/2020

Buying, selling or licensing are different ways of exchanging personal data. As a result, organisations can often quickly acquire new income. However, personal data is not a classic commodity, so can it just be traded or exchanged? What legal rules should be taken into account?

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Personal data donation: a legal oxymoron beneficial to science?

20/01/2020

One of the most common questions in European research projects today is how to ensure access to research material and research data. Data donation (or data donorship) is mentioned more and more frequently as a possible solution.

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German real estate company fined 14.5 million EUR for storing all personal data of tenants indefinitely in an archive system

11/11/2019

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a big fine of 14.5 million EUR against Deutsche Wohnen SE. It is the biggest fine imposed by a German DPA so far.

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