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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

New EDPB Guidelines: Processing Personal Data on Blockchain

K&L Gates LLP on 7/1/2025

The European Data Protection Board recently published its draft Guidelines 02/2025, which remain open to consultation until 09 June 2025. Stakeholders in the blockchain industry are encouraged to submit any observations...more

Study of proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation

Hogan Lovells on 11/26/2019

On 10 January 2017, the European Commission issued a proposal for a new ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) triggering a legislative process that is still ongoing. The proposed ePR was intended to replace the existing ePrivacy...more

French legal and regulatory update - July/August 2019

Hogan Lovells on 9/30/2019

The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e - newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for April 2018. ...more

Key EU Parliament Committee Issues Opinion On Blockchain Under The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/7/2018

The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has weighed in on blockchain with the following key points:...more

French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidance on Interaction of Blockchain Technology with GDPR

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/15/2018

Last month, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) issued initial guidance addressing issues that applications utilizing blockchain technology should consider in order to comply with the European General Data...more

French legal and regulatory update – July to October 2018

Hogan Lovells on 11/13/2018

On the Road to Reconciling GDPR and Blockchain

Blank Rome LLP on 11/2/2018

European Parliament’s Blockchain Resolution lays the framework to reconciling the GDPR and blockchain. On October 3, 2018, the European Parliament passed a resolution on distributed ledger technologies and blockchain (the...more

French Data Protection Authority’s Latest Newsletter Includes Assessment of First Four Months of GDPR & Several Guidelines

Hogan Lovells on 10/11/2018

The French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) published its assessment of the first four months of GDPR and several guidelines, including one on how to make a GDPR compliant blockchain. ...more

Summary of the March 2018 Global Privacy Summit

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 4/27/2018

The International Association of Privacy Professionals ("IAPP") is the world's largest information privacy organization. IAPP provides education, training, and tools to professionals engaged in data privacy and security. ...more

Blockchain, Personal Data and the GDPR Right to be Forgotten

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law on 4/18/2018

The effective date of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fast approaching (May 25, 2018), and its impacts are already being felt across various industries. Specifically, the conflicts between the GDPR and...more

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