The British supervisory privacy authority ICO intends to fine British Airways £183.39m ( €204 Million ) for the first time under GDPR for data breach
In a statement of July 8, 2019 the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine British Airways £183.39 million for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following an [...]
EU–U.S. Privacy Shield adequacy decision (“Privacy Shield”) adopted on 12 July 2016, assessed by EDPB in report January 22, 2019
In this report of January 22, 2019 The EDPB (European Data Protection Board) assessed once again whether the safeguards provided under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield are workable and effective and [...]
New European rules e-evidence: major impact on service providers?
On 7 December 2018 the Council of Ministers of the European Union has approved a proposal for a regulation on electronic evidence in criminal proceedings. Together with a directive, the [...]
Uber fined after ‘serious breach’ allowing hackers to download worldwide 54 million customer data.
Uber fined after ‘serious breach’ allowing hackers to download worldwide 54 million customer data. Full names, email addresses and phone numbers were obtained during the October and [...]
EuroCloud on the Cloud Privacy Check
Please read the latest publication of EuroCloud regarding the CPC (Cloud Privacy Check), with a contribution by Irvette Tempelman, see: ‘de 20 meest relevante Vragen & Antwoorden‘
GDPR… get started!
On 25 May 2018 your organization must be ‘GDPR-proof’, in other words: you must comply with even more requirements in the area of privacy than currently apply. Each undertaking that collects or [...]
WP29 issued Guidelines and FAQs
Article 29 Working Party issued Guidelines & FAQ’s on (a) the right to data portability,; (b) Data Protection Officers; and (c) for identifying a controller or processor’s lead [...]
CPC Press release – 21st November 2016: Data Protection Law Made Easy
Lawyers from 32 countries have created the Cloud Privacy Check (CPC), the largest European information platform explaining data protection laws in the simplest possible terms and free of charge. [...]
TechAssure Spring Conference 2016
Hanneke Slager and Irvette Tempelman will attend the TechAssure Spring Conference 2016 in Amsterdam as guest speakers this Tuesday, May 3 2016. More information about TechAssure and this anual [...]
What to do in case of a data leak in your organisation. Duty to report?
Most likely every organisation will be faced, some time, with loss, theft or misuse of personal data (data leaks). This might be the result of hacking or of your own mistakes or negligence. The [...]
Advertising Code Social Media takes effect on 1 januari 2014
On 10 December the Advertising Code Social Media (Reclamecode Social Media – RSM) was adopted. This Code is meant to offer the business and industry sector points of reference for the use [...]
Privacy by design and privacy impact assessments
Current developments ‘Cloud Computing’, ‘Big Data’, ‘the internet of things’ and computer-related crime greatly influence the development of privacy law. Numerous new products may entail [...]
Go Live is no final deadline; first notice of default, then count your blessings
In its judgement of 21 October 2013 the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam pointed out that a contract cannot be terminated (ontbinden) without explicitly serving the other party prior notice of [...]
Hanneke Slager provides courses in Paramaribo, Suriname
During the first week of July Hanneke Slager will travel to Paramaribo, Suriname. At the invitation of the Foundation Legal Cooperation Suriname Netherlands (SJSSN) she will give courses in B2B [...]