Authors: Tim Fransen and Matthias Bruynseraede (K Law) Publication date: 28/08/2020 On 17 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its long-awaited judgement in the ‘Schrems II’ case.[1] In this article, we provide an insight into the significance of the judgement and its effect on personal
Authors: Peter Craddock, Jacqueline van Essen, Terrence Dom and Vincent Wellens (NautaDutilh) Publication date: 06/07/2020 On 6 July 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a report on the use of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) within EU institutions. This report, based on replies by 39 EU institutions, bodies
Author: Stéphanie De Smedt (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 12/05/2020 In February 2020, the Markets Court (a division of Brussels’ Court of Appeal) annulled the decision by which the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) had imposed an administrative fine of EUR 10,000 on a retailer for the use of electronic
Authors: Bernd Fiten and Geert Somers (Timelex) Publication date: 29/04/2020 Did you know the GDPR can be relevant to your company even if you do not have an establishment in the EU? In this blog you will read 5 things you need to know about the GDPR representative, which you
Auteur: Claeys & Engels Date de publication: 30/04/2020 En raison de la pandémie du COVID-19, les entreprises prennent diverses mesures de prévention pour éviter la propagation du virus. Cela passe par des questionnaires (sur les destinations récentes, les symptômes médicaux,..), à la mesure de la température corporelle (avec un thermomètre
Authors: Zenzi De Graeve and Geert Somers (Timelex) Publication date: 07/04/2020 The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives drastically as it impacts our health system, our economy and our daily interactions. But in addition to these persistent threats, the virus created an environment in which cybercriminals thrive. Cyberattacks
Author: Stéphanie De Smedt (Loyens & Loeff) Publication date: 03/12/2019 The Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) is slowly but steadily becoming more active in enforcing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Just like the very first GDPR fine that was imposed in Belgium (see below), the most recent fines are
Author: Frederic Debusseré (Timelex) Publication date: 11/11/2019 On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a big fine of 14.5 million EUR against Deutsche Wohnen SE, a German publicly listed real estate company with more than 160,000 apartments in its portfolio, for storing all personal data of its tenants
Author: Cyril Fischer (Stibbe) Publication date: 22/08/2019 The Belgian Data Protection Authority has recently adopted a broad view of the right to access one's personal data. The Belgian Data Protection Authority ('Belgian DPA') has recently rendered a decision on an individual’s request to access his personal data. After a brief discussion of this
Auteur: Bernd Fiten (Timelex) Date de publication: 10/07/2019 L’Autorité de contrôle britannique Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), a annoncé son intention d'infliger à British Airways une amende de 183 millions de livres sterling (équivalant à 243,47 millions d'euros). Ceci représente 1,5 % du chiffre d'affaires total de l'entreprise pour l'exercice 2017. Il s’agit d’une