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: 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!
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: 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.
Monthly Roundup of Data Protection News: March 2019
Last month in data protection news:
● Political campaigns and the GDPR: a feature story on the issues raised by processing personal data for political purposes.
● First GDPR fine in Poland: business information aggregator sanctioned for lack of transparency.
● Copyright Directive vs GDPR: see where the legislation ovelaps and what this means for content sharing platforms.
● AdTech industry under scrutiny: sturctural flaws of data processing in online advertisting.
● Regulation from France on biometric data: when and how can companies use biometric access systems.
● Data protection guidelines and reports from EU institutions.
● Cases and decisions from EU Member States and the CJEU.
● Enforcement actions taken by National Data Protection Authorities.
● More data protection news from Europe and worldwide.