German DPA Publishes English Translation of Standard Data Protection Model
On April 13, 2017, the North Rhine-Westphalia State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information published an English translation […]
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Germany: DPAs try and find “common and practical approach” with Standard Data Protection Model
The German Federal and State Commissioners (‘the Commissioners’) released, on 14 April 2017, a Standard Data Protection Model (‘SDP Model’), […]
Is Data Protection Law Growing Teeth? The Current Lack of Sanctions in Data Protection Law and Administrative Fines under the GDPR
This article looks at the current lack of enforcement and sanctions in European Data Protection Law with a particular focus […]
Regulators Comment on Proposed ePrivacy Law Reforms
Things move fast in the world of privacy and data protection. Recently, the collective group of EU data protection authorities, […]
CNIL launches GDPR consultation
The CNIL launched a public online consultation on three topics – consent, profiling and data breach notification – regarding the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Latest papers on data protection and privacy
Lately data protection and privacy is a hot topic to write about. So here is a collection of latest papers, […]
New GDPR guidelines on consent, profiling, breach notification and data transfers to be issued in 2017
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29), a consultative body made up of all the national data protection authorities in the EU, in 2017 will issue new guidelines on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GDPR guidance on data portability, DPOs and lead authority
In December WP29 published GDPR guidelines on the right to Data Portability, Data Protection Officers (DPO) and Lead Supervisory Authority.
Balancing the interests in big data processing
A paper from Anons looks at challenges to big data analytics under upcoming GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and legal […]
EU ePrivacy Regulation proposed
Yesterday, January 10, 2017, European Commission announced its proposal for new Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy Regulation) that […]
DPAs to issue GDPR guidance
Chair of the Article 29 Working Party,?Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, has promised that EU Data Protection Authorities will issue the first parts […]
Germany publishes second draft of a new data protection act
Germany has published second draft of its?new German Federal Data Protection Act. First draft, published in?September 2016,?was heavily criticized. New […]