Webinar

In July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in the Schrems II case, thereby making transfers of personal data on the basis of the Privacy Shield Decision illegal. Furthermore, the Court stipulated stricter requirements for the transfer of personal data based on standard contract clauses (SCCs).

During this interactive webinar, Hans Graux will explain more in detail this Schrems II decision, the consequences for the transfer of personal data between EU and US, the current status and an outlook for the future. 

Read more or sign up here. 

On 3 December 2020, Magdalena Kogut – Czarkowska will speak at the webinar „RODO w czasach kryzysu. Czego nauczyliśmy się w 2020 r.” (GDPR in the times of crisis. What have we learned in 2020?) on recent the recommendations of EDPB and proposed changes in e-privacy law.

The event will be held in Polish. More information and registration

Thursday 17 December, Lynn Pype will speak at the webinar ‘GDPR – capita selecta: beveiliging en private rechtshandhaving’. Bernd Fiten will moderate this webinar, hosted by advocaat.be

More information and registration: here.

It has been about two years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GPR in Dutch or GDPR in English) became applicable. As was the case last year, it is time to make a preliminary analysis of the most high-profile enforcement actions taken by supervisory authorities over the past year and to forecast what organisations can expect in the last quarter of 2020 and 2021 and in the coming years in terms of data protection and GDPR. 

This webinar will be given by Geert Somers and Bernd Fiten and will be held in Dutch. 

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On Tuesday 8 September, Geert Somers and Bernd Fiten will be speakers in the Privacy Rules webinar ''Tracking Technologies implementation, EU GDPR and E-privacy Regulation: is it all about cookies?''

To register or receive more information, read more.

In this webinar by Politeia, Pieter Gryffroy will discuss a number of basic principles of privacy and smart city: about how to capture and store camera images, how to process issues and how to obtain permission. 

The second part of this webinar focusses on answering specific questions about projects. Which questions or challenges are you facing? Are there certain ambiguities that prevent you from getting into a project?

The webinar will be held in Dutch.

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On Tuesday 23 June, Ruben Roex will be one of the speakers at the Privacy Rules webinar: Webinar on cyber-criminality and the exploitation of the Covid-19 crisis: the EUROPOL report and international perspectives.

Key topics 

• Main crime trends EUROPOL has observed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic: what are the further developments in cyber-criminality that EUROPOL expects?
• Has the pandemic generated new crimes or witnessing new packaging?
• Have Data Authorities been successfully exercise their supervisory competences on new legislation pertaining to COVID-19 monitoring measures?
• Is there a role to play for privacy and tech experts from the private sector, in support of Covid-19 related cybercrime- fighting efforts?
• How do criminals use any type of vulnerabilities, and how are states and other actors (in Europe and globally) reacting to that?

Who should watch the webinar?

Think tanks, academic researchers, data protection officers, policy advisors, law enforcement officers, strategic analysts, elected representatives, cybersecurity professionals, competent ministry officials, lawyers and other advisers in the area of data protection, compliance and cyber security.

Join the webinar

More information and registration: https://www.privacyrules.com/privacy-global-expertise/privacyrules-webinar-cyber-criminality-0006872.html

On Wednesday 1 July, Geert Somers will be one of the speakers in the Privacy Rules webinar Public safety v. privacy: the covid-19 tracing apps conundrum.

For more information, see the brochure (PDF).

Who should watch the webinar?

Privacy policy makers, DPA officials, competent ministry officials, data protection officers, lawyers and other advisers in the area of data protection, compliance and cyber security, think tanks, academic researchers, strategic analysts, elected representatives, cybersecurity professionals.

Key topics

• Comparison of how the COVID- 19 tracing apps have been developed and operate in select different countries
• Key priorities and concerns for DPAs: what they have been (and are)
• The precarious balance between upholding the privacy of the individual vs the potential benefits to public health
• How the tracing apps have been perceived and accepted by data subjects in those jurisdictions
• Whether these tracing apps open the door for other forms of tracking and tracing into the future
• Programming and developing a tracing app: the tech industry perspective

Join the webinar

Register here: https://bit.ly/tracingapps

On August 27, Intersentia organizes a webinar about Smart Contracts.

In this webinar, Niels Vandezande talks about the applications of smart contracts in financial law, with the following topics in particular:

• Indication of cryptocurrency as a means of payment or as an investment means
• Explanation of the relevant legal frameworks at European level, with a focus on payment services and financial instruments.

The target audience of the webinar is: lawyers, notaries and company lawyers.

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Note: This webinar was initially scheduled for June 18, but has been moved to August 27.