The Dutch Council of State Council has overturned the Dutch Data Protection Authority's decision to fine VoetbalTV. The Council of State unfortunately did not bring the legal certainty we were hoping for. It is still unclear...more
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 General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
11/22/2019
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Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
Evidence ,
Forum Shopping ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
Risk Management ,
Russia
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
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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
On 7 March 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published guidance (in Dutch) that it considers “cookie walls” to violate the GDPR. A cookie wall is a pop-up on a website that blocks a user from access to the website...more
3/13/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Failure to Comply ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Netherlands ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Websites
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now in force, the focus on privacy and data protection throughout the European Union (EU) is stronger than ever before. With this new law comes new obligations for companies...more
7/2/2018
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Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Data Transfers ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management