Consumer contract law in the age of data
As part of its 2015 Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Commission proposed modernising the rules applicable to sales of […]
GDPR
Portugal adopts draft law implementing GDPR
On 14 June 2019 Assembly of the Portugal had approved law implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Draft Law […]
Austrian Supreme Court Says GDPR Lawsuits Can Be Filed Throughout EU
The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that complaints concerning the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be brought anywhere […]
Swedish DPA digs into Spotify’s responses to SARs
The Swedish data protection authority – Datainspektionen – had initiated a review of Spotify Technology S.A.’s responses to data subject access requests (SARs). […]
Hungarian GDPR amendments act enters into force
On 26 April 2019, the Act XXXIV of 2019 on the Legislative Amendments Implementing the European Union Data Protection Reform […]
Lithuanian DPA launches investigation into D-Link
In response to publicly available information, the Lithuanian data protection authority – State Data Protection Inspectorate – launched an self-initiated […]
France enacts Decree on application of data protection
On 1 June 2019 Decree No. 2019-536 of 29 May 2019 Enacted For the Application of Act No. 78-17 of 6 […]
Spanish DPA fines soccer league 250K euros
La Liga has been fined 250,000 euros for violating the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and the European General Data […]
European Data Protection Board publishes 3 new guidelines
European Data Protection Board in its Eleventh Plenary session announced 3 new guidance documents: Guidelines on Codes of Conduct – […]
One Year Into GDPR, Most Apps Still Harvest Data Without Permission
Unauthorized data harvesting from mobile apps has continued nearly unabated in the year since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation came […]
CIPL Issues White Paper on GDPR One Year In
On May 31, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP issued a white paper on […]
GDPR compliance: Hits and misses
Privacy professionals have now lived with EU General Data Protection Regulation compliance requirements for a full year. Many rebuilt, rewrote […]