Revision of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA)
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the last debates in the Swiss parliament were postponed to the autumn session....
The Swedish and Norwegian Data Protection Authorities have recognized the Danish...
The Danish Protection Authority has adopted standard contractual clauses in accordance with article 28(3) of the...
Statement by the Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) on processing of...
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) issued this May a statement regarding the practice of taking the temperature to data...
Body temperature readings and the Covid-19. What should we do? Short synopsis of...
During the Covid-19 pandemic we received numerous and various questions from our clients regarding body temperature...
Fight against covid-19 pandemic in Monaco: temperature taking, camera detection...
In early May 2020, the Monegasque Data Protection Authority (Commission de Contrôle des Informations Nominatives,...
Austrian Court Ruling on Immaterial Damages for GDPR violation – A Mere...
In February, the first decision of an Austrian Appellate Court regarding a claim for immaterial damages under Art...
Greek data protection watchdog makes its presence clear
During the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, but also before its appearance, the Greek Data Protection Authority...
When is it legal to be named as a reference?
For many companies, it is significant for customer acquisition not only to present the advantages of their own...
EU Guidance on Apps Supporting Fight against COVID-19 Pandemic in Relation to...
At the end of April, the European Union published non-binding guidance on apps supporting the fight against COVID...
Facial recognition and GDPR compliance: the impossible convergence?
The use of photographs in police investigations is nothing new. It is the use of algorithms so that a machine,...
United Kingdom’s Supreme Court erred on liability of joint-data controllers
UK Supreme Court decision on an employer’s liability for data breach in the case of WM Morrison Supermarkets versus...
The Belgian data protection authority fines a data controller 50,000 EUR for...
It is not too uncommon for a single person to be in charge of general compliance in an organisation, and to also...
A US$ 6 Million Judgment was Passed in Israel, for the Sale of Location Data
On March 23, 2020, a 5 year class action that was until now under a gag order, was finally lifted and the Judgment...
Protection of Personal Data vs. Citizen’s Health
At the time of the fight against the corona virus pandemic, the need to establish an imaginary border between the...
Using data from mobile phone apps in the combat of COVID-19 in Norway
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures to combat the spread of the virus are having a severe impact in a number of...
Covid-19 and personal data protection in turkey – Frequently asked questions
This article answers many freuqently asked questions concerning data protection in turkey during times of Covid-19.
Protection of personal data of employees (and other persons) during the state of...
One of the possible solutions for processing personal data based on a legitimate interest of companies.
Italian data protection authority against the unlawful data processing through...
The Italian Data protection Authority (Italian DPA) issued two fines against Tim and Eni Gas e Luce, for a total...
EDPB Issues Guidance on GDPR Compliance in the Age of COVID-19
After many data protection authorities (in the European Union and beyond) provided guidance and FAQ's on the...
The re-use of public sector information
The re-use of Public Sector information has to be built on a balanced approach where the public interests of such...