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Personal data donation: a legal oxymoron beneficial to science?

20/01/2020

One of the most common questions in European research projects today is how to ensure access to research material and research data. Data donation (or data donorship) is mentioned more and more frequently as a possible solution.

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German real estate company fined 14.5 million EUR for storing all personal data of tenants indefinitely in an archive system

11/11/2019

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a big fine of 14.5 million EUR against Deutsche Wohnen SE. It is the biggest fine imposed by a German DPA so far.

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Joint controller whether you Like it or not...

27/09/2019

Do you use one of the Facebook plugins, such as the ‘Like’ button, to anticipate your website visits? Then you might be a joint controller with Facebook. This follows from a recent judgment of the European Court of Justice (‘CJEU’) in the Fashion ID judgment (C-40/17).

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€ 200.000 GDPR fine: the importance of retention periods under the GDPR

08/08/2019

The Danish supervisory authority proposes to impose a fine of DKK 1.5 million (approximately € 200,000) on a Danish furniture manufacturer (IDDesign) for failing to comply with the obligations regarding the retention periods of personal data.

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The Schrems saga continues – international transfers

25/07/2019

On the 9th of July, the hearing of the so-called Schrems 2.0 case took place before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”).

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CyberSec4EU organises panel on the proposed NCCC regulation

16/07/2019

On Thursday the 4th of July 2019, Cyber Security for Europe (CyberSec4EU) hosted a panel on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres, the NCCC regulation.

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GDPR fine British Airways: hacked company double victim?

11/07/2019

The British Supervisory Authority, the British Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), announced its intention to impose a GDPR fine of £183 million (equivalent to €243.47 million) on British Airways.

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One year GDPR: an overview of enforcement, warnings and fines

19/06/2019

About a year ago, on 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became applicable. Today, one year later, we draw up a balance sheet of the enforcement actions taken by the supervisory authorities across the EU.

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First GDPR fine in Belgium: € 2000 imposed on a mayor

03/06/2019

The previous statement by the new Chairman of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) affirming that the DPA will step up a gear in 2019 to ensure compliance with the GDPR has in the meantime been reinforced by the imposition of the first GDPR fine in Belgium.

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