CNIL goes after smaller firms on GDPR compliance
Google and Facebook may have bullseyes on their backs in Europe, but it’s two mid-sized French startups that received the […]
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CNIL Serves Formal Notice to Marketing Companies to Obtain User’s Consent for Ad Targeting
On July 19, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) announced that it served a formal notice to two advertising […]
French website publisher fined for violation of the cookie requirements
The French Council of State affirmed the EUR 25,000 fine imposed by the CNIL on Editions Croque Futur (challenges.fr) for […]
The GDPR is on its way towards implementation into French law following a constitutional challenge
The French legislature had been fairly slow in pushing forward with the implementation of the GDPR into French national law. The progress of the Bill had not been without issues.
CNIL updates its PIA tool
French data protection authority CNIl has updated its PIA software to make the privacy impact assessment more practical and to […]
CNIL issues guidelines to companies for GDPR compliance
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on May 25th, and companies are expected to start implementing […]
New guide regarding security of personal data from French DPA
The GDPR provides in Article 32 that “the controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to […]
CNIL’s notice on collection of smart meters data shows likely approach of DPAs post-GDPR
The French data protection authority (‘CNIL’) announced, on 27 March 2018, that it had issued a formal notice to DIRECT […]
Falque-Pierrotin: We understand GDPR is a learning curve
“Even if you’re not finished [preparing for the GDPR] on the 25th,” Falque-Pierrotin said, “this is not a problem. This […]
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 […]
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 […]