Swiss Federal Supreme Court rules: Smart Metering infringes informational...
In one of its most recent decisions, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled on smart metering. It decided that the...
A new member has joined the INPLP: Ana Popović (Republic of Serbia)
Živković Samardžić is one of the Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms. Their 10 partners / 23...
Romanian public authorities sanctioned for GDPR breaches
Towards the end of 2020, the Romanian Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP) disclosed on its website information...
When Can Information On Criminal Records Be Requested By Employers
A recent Opinion of the Bulgarian data protection authority and certain legislative changes lead to the conclusion...
A new member has joined the INPLP: Kirsten Wolgast (Germany)
Pinsent Masons is a full-service international law firm. They respond to the pressures and opportunities facing...
Denmark´s first GDPR fine to date
On February 12th 2021 the city Court in Aarhus handed down the first verdict in Denmark that has led to a fine...
Right to access of origin of the information based on Swiss Federal Act on Data...
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has made an interesting decision on the scope of the right to information under...
Schrems II: An opportunity for the Sovereign Cloud
As personal data crossborder flows cannot benefit from the “EU-US privacy shield” anymore, as a consequence of the...
When privacy became an investment risk. Shall companies report its security...
Potential investors are being warned of the negative impact that the GDPR sanctions may have on the expected...
No surprise here – the EU Court confirms again that public authorities’ access...
Public authorities’ access to electronic communications data has always been and continues to be a hot topic, even...
Dramatic Changes are Coming to the Privacy Landscape in Canada
This article discusses how the proposed legislation seeks to strike a balance between protecting consumer’s...
Brazil’s Data Protection Law: A Brief Overview
Despite being no stranger to data privacy regulation, only recently has Brazil enacted a comprehensive set of rules...
Cyprus Data Protection Watchdog imposes fine on major banking institution for...
On 19 October 2020, The Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection ('the Commissioner') announced its...
No GDPR fines for public sector bodies at all? No discrimination, and no...
The GDPR explicitly allows Member States to determine whether and to what extent administrative fines can be...
A new member has joined the INPLP: Wendy Wagner (Canada)
Gowling WLG provides its clients with in-depth expertise in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at...
A Privacy Law for 25% of the World’s Population: China’s Personal Information...
China published the Personal Information Protection Law (Draft) ("PIPL") for public consultation on 21 October...
A new member has joined the INPLP: Paul Haswell (Hong Kong)
Pinsent Masons is a full-service international law firm. We respond to the pressures and opportunities facing...
Can data protection rules affect the assignment of receivables in Bulgaria?
For many years, a common practice in Bulgaria is debtors to submit complains to the Bulgarian DPA for unlawful...
Are fines imposed by the Luxembourg Data Protection Authority for breach of data...
There is no shortage of recent examples of cyber-attacks and the current COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly...
A new member has joined the INPLP: Mr. Fábio Lacaz (Brazil)
ALV Advogados is a mid-sized commercial law-firm established in 2006, with the purpose of assisting domestic and...