Belgian Government Boosts Transparency with New Data Access Initiative
Belgian citizens can now see who accessed their personal information via a government website, as part of efforts to boost transparency.
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CJEU Advocate General delivers Opinion on the right of access for purposes unrelated to data protection
The AG suggested that GDPR requires companies to provide personal data copies to individuals, regardless of why it was requested.
CJEU: Right of Access Allows Data Subjects to Request the Identity of Each Data Recipient
CJEU ruled that under GDPR an individual has the right to request the identity of each entity to whom the data controller has disclosed their personal data.
Cross-Border Access to User Data by Law Enforcement: 2021 Year in Review
Law enforcement around the world is apparently getting easier access to data in other countries, thanks to the Council of Europe’s adoption of a flawed new protocol to the Budapest Convention.
Belgian Government Wants To Add Encryption Backdoors To Its Already-Terrible Data Retention Law
Legislators want a form of encryption that can be stripped away whenever the government wants access to communications. It means backdoor.
Germany’s highest court widens the scope of data subject access requests in Germany
Germany’s highest civil court, the Federal Court Of Justice, has published a decision specifying the scope of data subject access requests (DSARs).
Apple: Blindsided, Handcuffed By Trump Administration Demand For Swalwell Data
Seeking to protect its image as a guardian of personal privacy, Apple maintains it was blindsided and handcuffed by a Trump administration probe
EU citizens win right to access personal data held by Home Office
Appeal court ruling means people denied settled status or immigration visas can see records used in the case.
German Federal Labor Court rules on the scope of the right to information under Art. 15 GDPR
Specifically, the issue was whether or to what extent Art. 15 GDPR grants a right to receive copies of e-mails.
UK Case Tests the Territorial Application of the GDPR to U.S. Run Website
The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others tested the territorial reach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and represents the first UK judgment dealing with the territorial scope of the GDPR.
High Court dismisses claim where DSAR regime abused
Where those requests are repetitive, numerous, and the real purpose is to obtain documents and not data, businesses might reasonably resist civil claims raising similar factual issues.
IRS Could Search Warrantless Location Database Over 10,000 Times
The IRS was able to query a database of location data quietly harvested from ordinary smartphone apps over 10,000 times, […]