Data protection & ICT

France: CNIL Has Published Guidelines for Data Processing in Pharmacies

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) released a GDPR guide tailored specifically for pharmacies (Guidelines)....

Generative AI and Data Protection. Maybe Data Protection is Only Causing the Fake Concern?

The end of 2022 marked the explosive rise of ChatGPT. Every channel was just clogged...

European Commission Adopted Its Adequacy Decision For The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On 10 July 2023, European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework...

Google Analytics: Is it the end of the era, or possibility to improve the use of cookies?  

At the beginning of July, Sweden’s Data Protection Authority (Swedish DPA) made significant waves with...

Guidelines on the processing of employees’ personal data published

The State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI) has published guidelines on the processing of employees’ personal...

Focus Areas of the State Data Protection Inspectorate in 2023

The State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI) has published its inspection and monitoring plan for 2023....

Improper Fulfillment of Data Subject Rights Continues to Bring Fines to European Data Controllers and 5th Monthly Review of GDPR Fines

The shortest month of the year did not have a shortage of fines issued for...

Is your cookie banner compliant? EDPB adopts the report on the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Task force.

On the 18th of January, 2023 the EDPB adopted a report on the work undertaken by the Cookie...

Importance of Learning From Data Protection Violations and 3rd Monthly Review of GDPR Fines

On 22 December 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”, “French DPA”) fined the tech...

Data Protection Impact Assessment – Why And When Should It Be Carried Out?

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in force, many organisations already have most of...

CJEU ruling prohibits unrestricted access to beneficial owners’ personal data

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) gave a...

ECOVIS Took Part In IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022

IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022, Europe’s #1 gathering of data protection professionals has returned...