Skip to content
INPLP — International Network of Privacy Law Professionals
Member log in

711 Publications

What is changing in each member's jurisdiction — enforcement, case law, new obligations.

711 articles

Judicial remedy against decisions issued by Turkish data protection board

Under the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 Article 18 ("DPL") the Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) has the authority to impose administrative fines on data controllers due to failure to comply with their various obligations regulated under the DPL, i.e. failure to comply with the obligation to inform data subjects, obligations related to data security, the decisions issued by the Board and registration and notification obligations to the Data Controllers’ Registry. However, there is no explicit provision under the DPL about the competent courts for judicial review of decisions of the Board imposing administrative fines which creates confusion and dissatisfaction in practice with regard to the judicial remedies to be followed.

14 September 2020

AI & automation

GDPR and Artificial Intelligence – A Conscious Coupling

It is an undeniable fact that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has rapidly evolved in recent years and has even more swiftly been integrated in the everyday lives of families and professionals worldwide. The sociotechnical environment of today’s world is a reality and with every passing day AI technology is added to different digital or previously manual functions as part of a cross-industry technological leap. The use of AI technology is seemingly the new normal and is no longer a science fiction work of entertainment. As impressive as the technology’s range of uses and offered benefits are, the use of AI has been a hotly debated subject in relation to its compatibility and coexistence with the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

31 August 2020

Legislation

New Dutch class action legislation makes it possible to claim damages in a collective action to ensure enforcement of the GDPR

On 1 January 2020, a new Act allowing representative entities to seek damages in a collective action came into effect in the Netherlands. This Act on redress of mass damages in a collective action (Wet afwikkeling massaschade in collectieve actie (WAMCA), under article article 3:305a Dutch Civil Code) introduces stricter requirements for filing a valid claim vehicle and for the scope of collective actions. It also introduces procedural changes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the proceedings.

27 August 2020

Enforcement & fines

The Unauthorised Access to Personal Data by the Slovenian Police

On July 10, 2020, a press conference was held in the hall of Slovenia’s legislative body by Jožef Horvat, MP, a member of one of the coalition parties which until early this year had spent many years in the opposition. The MP explained that his subject access request (SAR) filed with the Police in May produced evidence of 22 instances of access to his personal data, 13 of which contained no explanation as to the purpose thereof.

20 August 2020

Enforcement & finesLegislation

Estonia wants to introduce administrative fines into its legal system to allow for a more effective response to data protection law violations

On 6 May 2020, the Estonian Ministry of Justice sent for coordination round the concept of administrative fines. The goal is to introduce into the Estonian legal system a new administrative penalty – administrative fine – in order to react more efficiently to financial, competition and data protection law violations.

27 July 2020

Join the network

Applications from qualified privacy practices are reviewed individually by the INPLP board.

Apply for membership