CNIL releases ‘DPO logo’ for at-a-glance recognition
In order to acknowledge the quality of the DPO designated by a data controller, the CNIL has recently released a […]
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French police officer caught selling confidential police data on the dark web
A French police officer has been charged and arrested last week for selling confidential data on the dark web in […]
CNIL Publishes Initial Assessment on Blockchain and GDPR
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU […]
Data privacy complaints skyrocket in France in GDPR era
France’s CNIL data protection agency has revealed a marked increase in the numbers of data privacy complaints being made on […]
French DPA Publishes Initial Assessment of GDPR Implementation
On September 25, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published the first results of its factual assessment of […]
French cyber-security agency open-sources CLIP OS, a security hardened OS
The National Cybersecurity Agency of France, also known as ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information), has open-sourced […]
‘Right to be forgotten’ could threaten global free speech
The “right to be forgotten” online is in danger of being transformed into a tool of global censorship through a […]
French court orders Twitter to change smallprint after privacy case
A Paris court on Thursday ordered Twitter to change its smallprint, according to a consumer group which accused the tech […]
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 […]
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 […]
The political implications of a French court decision on data subject rights
An emergency judgment rendered by the Grenoble High Court on 4th July 2018 gave a clear illustration as to the […]
Nice is building “safe city”, rising privacy concerns
After terrorist attack of July 14, 2016, French city of Nice has turned itself into a testing ground for surveillance […]