French businesses urged to have compliance plan for GDPR
Businesses operating in France will need to have a compliance plan in place if they want to avoid potential sanctions […]
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CNIL flexible on enforcement of new obligations for first months of GDPR regime
France’s Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, announced last month that in the first months of implementation of the GDPR, it […]
French DPA takes pragmatic approach to GDPR enforcement
The French data protection authority (‘CNIL’) published, on 19 February 2018, a press release outlining its approach in terms of […]
French DPA publishes guidelines on connected vehicles
The compliance package has been elaborated in consultation with stakeholders from the automobile sector, businesses in the insurance and telecoms […]
WP29 Presidency 2014 – 2018: Track Record
Over the 4 years, the Working Party was involved in key events and actions such as the CJEU’s Google Spain […]
French DPA Publishes New Security Guidelines
On January 23, 2018, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) published new guidelines on the security of personal data […]
CNIL updates its PIA software
The CNIL – French data protection authority – published a new beta version of its open source PIA software. Several […]
French GDPR Implementation Bill – for French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) it could not come soon enough!
The Minister of Justice presented the bill which sets out how France shall implement the provisions of the GDPR into existing French Data Protection Law to the French Council of Ministers.
Report on the ethical matters raised by algorithms and artificial intelligence
Public awareness around the role of algorithms and artificial intelligence in our everyday lives has been rising subsequently in the […]
France orders WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with Facebook without consent
Messaging app has one month to comply or it will face sanctions for sharing user phone numbers and usage data […]
French DPA Publishes a Compliance Pack Regarding Connected Vehicles
On October 17, 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”), after a consultation with multiple industry participants that was launched […]
CNIL publishes guidance for data processors
On 29 September 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) released a guide for data processors on implementing the […]