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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 processing of their personal data due to performed assignement of their debts to a new creditor (cession). As a result a non-consistent practice has been formed of the DPA through the years where quite often the consent of the deptor for the processing of his/her personal data is sought as a condition for the assignement of the debt/ the receivables to a new creditor. However, after GDPR Bulgarian DPA undertaken certain changes in their interpetation on whether consent is required for the processing of personal data of a debtor when a creditor assign/ transfer a debt to a new creditor (e.g. in case of cession).

15 February 2021

International transfers

Switzerland’s Data Protection Landscape post Schrems II and Brexit

On 25th of September 2020, the Swiss parliament has adapted the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). However, the FADP - which aims to be the little brother of the GDPR - will only come into force once the corresponding ordinance has been drafted and passed the consultation process and its adoption by the Federal Council. The first is expected at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the latter during summer, so that the new law will at the earliest come into force in the beginning of 2022.

1 February 2021

Enforcement & finesData subject rights

When use of chat apps and social media platforms backfire on companies and data subjects' rights

On 17 December 2020, the Romanian Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP) has published on its website a new administrative sanction in amount of EUR 100,000 against Banca Transilvania, a Romanian bank, grounded on the failure of the controller to observe the principle of integrity and confidentiality of personal data and to implement adequate technical and organizational measures in order to secure the processed data.

29 December 2020

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