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CNIL imposes a fine on a French online shoe retailer

September 29, 2020, , , , , , ,
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) issued on 28 July 2020 a fine of €250,000 against Spartoo, a French company which specializes in selling shoes online. The decision offers rich...
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Fingerprints cannot be used for recording working hours, German court says

September 16, 2020, , , , ,
An appellate labour court in Germany rendered a decision on 4 June 2020, stating that a biometric time recording system, in the employment context, as a rule is not lawful....
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Serbia gets its standard contractual clauses

January 28, 2020 and , , , , ,
Serbian Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection (“Commissioner”) issued on 16 January 2020 the long-awaited Standard Contractual Clauses (“Serbian SCCs”). The document will become applicable on...
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CNIL’s primer on video surveillance at work: Uniontrad Company decision

July 1, 2019, , , , ,
On 18 June 2019, the French data protection supervisory authority (CNIL) issued a decision on video surveillance at work. The Uniontrad Company case demonstrates that a law specifically regulating the...
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When does GDPR apply to a non-EU entity? EDPB provides guidance

November 29, 2018, , ,
European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published on 16 November 2018 the long-awaited Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). As those with even a...
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German court rules against ICANN on data protection grounds

August 1, 2018, , ,
In a decision based directly on the GDPR, a German court recently prohibited collection of broad categories of personal data during the process of registration of internet domain names. If...
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Who controls the data of fan page visitors

June 13, 2018 and , , ,
Responding to the request by the German Federal Administrative Court, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) gave on 5 June 2018 its preliminary ruling in the proceedings between...
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Standard contractual clauses challenged by GDPR and scrutinized by CJEU

February 9, 2018, , , ,
The EU Standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) have been the most frequently used means for data transfers outside the EU. Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”), which comes...
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Strasbourg Court enhances employer’s obligation to respect privacy

September 19, 2017, , ,
On 5 September 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in the case of Bărbulescu v. Romania (Application no. 61496/08). The judgment will have an...
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Awaiting the ePrivacy Regulation

April 10, 2017, ,
On 10 January 2017 the European Commission issued its proposal of ePrivacy Regulation (“ePrivacy Regulation”), laying down rules for the protection of privacy and personal data within the context of electronic communications...
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