French Data Protection Authority Unveils 2010 Inspections Report
On March 17, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a report concerning on-site inspections and outlined its objectives for the coming year. In the report, which was adopted...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Publishes Opinion Regarding New Security Bill
On June 21, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Opinion on a new security bill, the Loi d’orientation et de programmation de la performance de la sécurité intérieure...
View ArticleGerman Government Moves on Draft Law Regarding Employee Data Protection
On August 25, 2010, the German government approved a draft law concerning special rules for employee data protection, originally proposed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. A background paper on...
View ArticleComprehensive Personal Data Protection Law Enacted in Korea
As we previously reported, Korea’s long-awaited Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) was enacted on March 29, 2011. The law generally requires an individual’s informed consent for the...
View ArticleUK Chancellor Kenneth Clarke Discusses Data Protection Issues
On May 26, 2011, the United Kingdom’s Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke spoke before the EU Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. His remarks focused...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Unveils 2010 Annual Activity Report
On November 16, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2010 (the “Report”) highlighting its main 2010 accomplishments and outlining some of its...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Discloses Its 2013 Inspection Program
On March 19, 2013, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) announced (in French) its annual inspection program, providing an overview of its inspections of data controllers in 2012 and a list of...
View ArticleArticle 29 Working Party Clarifies Purpose Limitation Principle; Opines on...
On April 2, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) adopted an Opinion (the “Opinion”) that elaborates on the purpose limitation principle set out in Article 6(1)(b) of the current EU...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Imposes Fine for Illegal CCTV Operations
On July 3, 2013, the French data protection authority (“CNIL”) released its decision in a case against PS Consulting, imposing a fine of €10,000 on the information systems consulting company for...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Unveils 2010 Inspections Report
On March 17, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a report concerning on-site inspections and outlined its objectives for the coming year. In the report, which was adopted...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Publishes Opinion Regarding New Security Bill
On June 21, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Opinion on a new security bill, the Loi d’orientation et de programmation de la performance de la sécurité intérieure...
View ArticleGerman Government Moves on Draft Law Regarding Employee Data Protection
On August 25, 2010, the German government approved a draft law concerning special rules for employee data protection, originally proposed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. A background paper on...
View ArticleComprehensive Personal Data Protection Law Enacted in Korea
As we previously reported, Korea’s long-awaited Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) was enacted on March 29, 2011. The law generally requires an individual’s informed consent for the...
View ArticleUK Chancellor Kenneth Clarke Discusses Data Protection Issues
On May 26, 2011, the United Kingdom’s Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke spoke before the EU Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. His remarks focused...
View ArticleGerman DPAs Issue Guidelines on CCTV Use
On March 10, 2014, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information and all 16 German state data protection authorities responsible for the private sector issued...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Unveils 2013 Annual Activity Report
On May 19, 2014, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2013 (the “Report”) highlighting its main accomplishments in 2013 and outlining some of its...
View ArticleUK ICO Issues Code of Practice Regarding the Use of Surveillance Cameras
On October 15, 2014, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a code of practice regarding the use of surveillance cameras (“Code of Practice”). The Code of Practice explains how the...
View ArticleCJEU Adopts a Strict Approach to the Use of CCTV
On December 11, 2014, in response to a request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that the...
View ArticleFrench Data Protection Authority Reveals 2015 Inspection Program
On May 25, 2015, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) released its long-awaited annual inspection program for 2015. Under French data protection law, the CNIL may conduct four types of...
View ArticleBelgian Privacy Commission Releases 2015 Annual Activity Report
On June 9, 2016, the Belgian Privacy Commission (the “Belgian DPA”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2015 (the “Annual Report”) highlighting its main accomplishments. During the year 2015, the...
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