Data Protection Newsletter – no.2/2020 February
This month in data protection news: ● See guidance from EU data protection authorities on how to process personal data in the context of COVID-19 ● Read about recent GDPR sanctions, including in the filed of telecoms ● Find out the recent guidelines from data protection authorities ● More GDPR news and further readings.
Data Protection News: January 2020
CPDP 2020 Highlights Each January marks the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference (CPDP), an international event gathering the most important stakeholders in the field. This year, the main theme of the event was Artificial Intelligenc ...
Data Protection News: December 2019
The end of December is usually a time for recollection, for looking back on the accomplishments and challenges of the year almost ending and setting the vision for the following revolution around the Sun. So, we’ve compiled a small list of documents offering an overview of data protection themes in the past year, to help you immerse in this reflective mood. Enjoy!
Guidance from Data Protection Authorities in 2019
In 2019 we've been very busy gathering news about data protection and sending monthly newsletters to all you privacy enthusiasts out there. This December we looked back at all the useful guidelines published by the Data Protection Authorities from EU ...
Data Protection News: November 2019
November’s data protection news: ● In a demoralising turn of events, the development of the ePrivacy Regulation proposal has come to a standstill ● Guidelines and reports from EU data protection authorities ● Cases and decisions from EU Member States ● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities ● Recommended articles.
Data Protection News: October 2019
It seems like time is rushing us, but take a moment to think about the importance of last month’s events for European data privacy: ● Data controllers in Romania start to feel the pressure of GDPR and ePrivacy enforcement, after a list of 55 corrective measures was published by the Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP). ● Many useful guidelines were published by EU Member States’ DPAs – Spain shows us the rules of privacy by design, Ireland is active on the topic of Data Protection Impact Assessments, Data Subject Access Request and Cloud Service Providers. ● The European Court of Human Rights decides on covert video surveillance at work. ● Romania has new legislative developments concerning electronic signature and the transposition of PDS2. ● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities. ● Recommended articles. ● More data protection news from Europe.
Data Protection News: September 2019
September’s data protection news: ● Erase and rewind: new CJEU case-law on right to be forgotten ● CJEU: cookies still in the limelight ● The scope of the right to access ● Romania: NIS Directive transposed ● EU: upcoming case-law & ePrivacy update ● Guidelines and reports from EU data protection authorities ● Cases and decisions from EU Member States ● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities ● Recommended articles.
Data Protection News: Summer Edition 2019
This summer’s data protection news: ● The battle for cookies – ICO and CNIL issue new guidance, but the trenches of online profiling are hard to control ● CJEU’s Fashion ID – another case of joint controllers ● The pitfalls of relying on employee consent – a case from Greece ● New legislation in Romania wants to identify SIM card holders and monitor sex offenders ● Summary of first 4 GDPR fines in Romania ● News on EU legislative measures ● Guidelines, reports and recommendations from EU institutions and organizations ● Cases and decisions from EU Member States ● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities ● Data breaches and other cyber incidents ● Recommended articles ● More data protection news from Europe and worldwide.
Monthly Roundup of Data Protection News: May 2019
Last month in data protection news: ● In cahoots with Facebook whether you like it or not: a feature story about being joint controllers with Facebook when you create a page ● GDPR in 1 year: links to all the articles we found with anniversary facts and figures ● An apple a day: Dutch Data Protection Authority issues guidance on treatment of medical data ● Political targeting online – a new frontier for privacy discussions ● Data protection guidelines and reports from EU institutions ● Cases and decisions from EU Member States ● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities ● Data breaches and other cyber incidents ● Recommended articles ● More data protection news from Europe and worldwide.
Monthly Roundup of Data Protection News: April 2019
Last month in data protection news: ● Voice recordings: a feature story on new cases about the legal treatment of voice recordings, depending on the purpose of their use ● Data Protection Impact Assessments ● EU Legislation watch: news about legislative processes ● Romania: helpline for cybersecurity threats launched ● CNIL: 2018 activity report & 2019 enforcement strategy published ● Data protection guidelines and reports from EU institutions. ● Cases and decisions from EU Member States ● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities ● More data protection news from Europe and worldwide.