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

711 articles

GDPR - the real threat to privacy?

Over 2 years, GDPR and personal data protection has been discussed across the EU. Vast majority of companies, public authorities and other entities, affected by the regulation, started to include the question of personal data protection into their operations. This effect of GDPR may be considered its greatest achievement up to now. But - is it really the right way?

2 August 2019

Enforcement & finesHealth data

Fine of € 460.000,- imposed on Dutch Haga Hospital by Dutch Data Protection Officer, the first Dutch fine under GDPR (July 19, 2019)

This first fine under the GDPR is imposed on the Dutch Haga Hospital for having an insufficient internal security of patient records as stated by the DPA on July 19, 2019. The DPA started an investigation after it appeared that a large amount (about 200 employees) of hospital staff had unauthorized accessed the medical records of a Dutch celebrity. Personal was leaking medical information to the press as well.

25 July 2019

Slovenia’s DPA says mere possession of processing equipment does not amount to personal data processing

Slovenian courts have in place a system for audio recording of court hearings. The data recorded (which in itself constitute personal data, as the recordings can be related to natural persons, such as the parties or their legal representatives, witnesses and expert witnesses) is stored on computer servers owned by the state and managed by the Ministry of Public Administration. The servers, however, are located on the premises of the Ministry of Justice, meaning that the latter’s employees have physical access to them.

17 July 2019

Welcome to Croatian version of GDPR - Introduction

First, I would like to thank the members and the entire EuroCloud organization for letting me join their ranks. I sincerely thank everyone for this exceptional honour. In my upcoming participation in this organization, I will try to use my knowledge to contribute to the understanding of how GDPR has been implemented in the Republic of Croatia.

15 July 2019

Data subject rightsEmployment data

One year of GDPR in Estonia

Each Spring, the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (DPI) publishes its Annual, summarising its main activities of the previous year. The Annual of 2018 obviously mainly concentrated on the effect of the GDPR on the Estonian data protection landscape.

1 July 2019

Breach notification

GDPR IN NUMBERS – The Irish Perspective

To mark the occasion of GDPR's first anniversary, findings and statistics tracked from May 2018 to May 2019 concerning awareness, compliance and enforcement of the new rules throughout the EU have been emerging from the European Commission and the Irish data protection supervisory authority ("DPA"). The Irish Data Protection Commission ("DPC") has had a significant role to play in EU privacy oversight and enforcement for several reasons, most notably because some of the world's largest digital and cloud companies have located their European headquarters in Ireland. The DPC's 2018 Annual Report alongside its updated 2019 statistics make for an interesting comparison between Ireland's reaction to the GDPR and that of our EU counterparts.

28 June 2019

Legislation

Portuguese Law implementing GDPR finally approved

On the 14th of June 2019 (one year later than expected) Portugal has finally approved Draft Law no. 120/XIII/3.ª (GOV), implementing the (EU) Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR) in Portugal.

26 June 2019

Cloud & vendors

GDPR: A Game Changer for Cloud Contracts

Until recently, most IT contracts, even the large-scale ones, were generally based on a simple purchase order and sometimes a statement of work. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has changed the game.

24 June 2019

Legislation

Guidance on the Regulation on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union

Last week the European Commission published guidance on the free flow of non-personal data, focussing on the interaction of the FFD regulation (free flow of non-personal data, applicable as of 28th May) and the GDPR (General Data Protection regulation).

5 June 2019

Cloud & vendors

The 4th version of the StarAudit Catalogue has been released

We've introduced a new Area focused on GDPR and several enhancements to existing controls as part of this major update.

5 June 2019

Legislative and practical adjustments in Bulgaria implementing GDPR

Earlier in 2019 Bulgaria has become another European Union member to adopt the EU’s privacy regime. The Bulgarian Personal Data Protection Act named the Bulgarian Commission for Personal Data Protection Commission (“CPDP”) to act as a Supervisory Authority in the meaning of art 51 of GDPR.

4 June 2019

The Danish Data Protection Agency has reported a large Danish taxi company to the police for violation of GDPR rules

The Danish Data Protection Agency has reported the taxi company, Taxi 4x35, to the police and recommended the company for a fine of DKK 1.2 million (approximately EUR 160.000) for violating the rules of the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

23 May 2019

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