EDPB’s Guidelines 05/2020 on consent
On 4 May 2020, the EDPB adopted the Guidelines 05/2020 on consent under Regulation 2016/679, Version 1.0. The Guidelines are based on the WP29 guidelines For more information Francesca Giannoni-Crystal...
View ArticleThe Spanish DPA published a report on processing of data in relation to the...
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) publishes a report on coronavirus data treatments. The report states that the GDPT explicitly recognizes in its Recital 46 as a legal basis for the legal treatment of personal...
View ArticleDrones cannot be used to monitor social distancing, the Conseil d’Etat holds
The City of Paris cannot use drones to monitor social distance any more. In a lawsuit filed by Human Rights League and Quadrature du Net against the city of Paris for its use of drones to monitor...
View ArticleRecently issued EDPB’s draft decisions on BCR
The EDPB issued two drafts decisions on BCR (binding corporate rules), one submitted by the Norwegian SA and one by the Swedish SA. They are available here europa.eu/!tU46hy The post Recently issued...
View ArticleGerman subsidiary of H&M fined over €35 million ($41.3 million) for misuse of...
A German subsidiary of H&M was fined over €35 million ($41.3 million) for violation of the GDPR in the use of its employees’ data. It was found that since 2014, H&M had been processing a...
View ArticleAttorney-client privilege shall be guaranteed practically and effectively,...
On October 2, 2018, the European Courtof Human Rights (ECHR) found that the client has a right to consult his attorney before the judicial authority orders a new seizure of its electronic media...
View ArticleIllinois District court finds that improper collection and retention of...
On December 28, 2018, Google won summary judgment in a class action alleging that the company handles images in violation of the Illinois 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). According to...
View ArticlePresident Trump Issues Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in...
On February 11, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The executive order has several sections, such as federal investment in...
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ICO publishes draft data sharing code of practice and opens consultation
Author: FGC On July 16, 2019, the UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner Officer (ICO), opened a consultation on a data sharing code of practice. The consultation closes on...
View ArticleWrongful infringement needed to impose administrative sanction for GDPR...
Wrongful infringement needed to impose administrative sanction for GDPR violations The ECJ decided two cases involving fines contested by entities in Lithuania and Germany. The Lithuanian National...
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