A coalition of human rights organisations is launching a petition at the Brussels Parliament to demand a ban on facial recognition technology in public spaces.
Belgium
Belgian data protection authority clarifies the public interest legal basis in the context of decision on a vehicle tracking system
Belgian Constitutional Court overturned a provision in the nation's data protection law that inhibited parties from challenging DPA's decisions.
Belgian DPA issued its first settlement decisions whereby the cases for alleged cookie infringements were settled by means of payment of 10.000 EUR per case.
Brussels Market Court of Appeal referred to Europe’s top court several legal questions in case of IAB Europe's transparency framework's GDPR compliance.
The GBA found that in the case of the news media company not all elements of valid consent were present.
Over the past twelve months, reported cases of breached data in Belgium have gone up to 1,529.
The European Data Protection Board expressed concerns about proposed legislative developments that would affect the Belgian Data Protection Authority.
The Belgian data protection authority (APD) is concerned about developments that could threaten its independence.
Belgian DPA fined a bank €75,000 for not ensuring that the tasks and duties of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) do not result in a conflict of interest.