The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a EUR 830,000 (approximately USD 937,000) fine against the Dutch Credit Registration Bureau (BKR) for violating data subject rights. The fine stems from BKR’s practice of...more
The CJEU in its Tom Kabinet judgment has ruled that the supply of e-books qualifies as “an act of communication to the public” under the InfoSoc Directive instead of “a distribution to the public” as is the case with physical...more
1/27/2020
/ Authors ,
Content Publishing ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Exhaustion ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Downloads ,
e-Books ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Publishing Copyrights ,
Right of Distribution ,
Single-Use/No Resale Restriction ,
WIPO
In the wake of a recent announcement by a major Dutch bank that it would start providing its customers with personalized advertisements based on their spending patterns, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has sent a...more
7/11/2019
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Customer Privacy ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Direct Marketing ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Marketing Perspectives ,
Netherlands ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Standards
On 14 March 2019, the Dutch data protection authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, DPA) announced (in Dutch) its fining structure for violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Dutch law...more
3/21/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Netherlands ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management