Brussels Court of Appeal overrules first DPA fine to a private company
On Feb. 19, the Brussels Court of Appeal overruled one of the first decisions of the Belgian Data Protection Authority […]
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The Belgian DPA Publishes Recommendation on Direct Marketing
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published Recommendation providing Guidance on direct marketing. The Recommendation provides a methodology on how […]
Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases Direct Marketing Recommendation
On February 10, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published its Recommendation on data processing activities for direct marketing purposes. […]
Belgian Supervisory Authority Imposes Cookie Fine
On December 17, 2019, the Belgian Supervisory Authority imposed a fine of €15,000 on an company operating a legal information […]
Belgian DPA: Requiring Customers to Allow Their ID Cards To Be Scanned To Receive Loyalty Cards Violates GDPR
Asking to read an electronic ID card as a condition for the provision of a service (issuing a rewards/loyalty card) […]
Belgian Data Protection Authority issues its first fine
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed its first financial penalty since the entry into […]
Brussels Court of Appeal refers Facebook case to CJEU
Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced, on 8 May 2019, that the Brussels Court of Appeal issued its judgment in […]
Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases 2018 Annual Activity Report
On April 25, 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2018 (the […]
Belgium regulator fights Facebook over user tracking
A court in Belgium has instructed Facebook to put a halt to tracking users without obtaining the proper consents. The […]
Facebook to Fight Belgian Ban on Tracking
Facebook is attacking a Belgian court order forcing it to stop tracking local users’ surfing habits, including those of millions […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Updated List of Processing Activities Requiring DPIA
The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently published (in French and in Dutch) the updated list of the types of processing activities which require […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Post-GDPR Activity Review
On November 23, 2018, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published a review of its activities since the EU General […]