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Data Processing
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Datenschutz
VSA erwirkt mit Hogan Lovells Beschluss gegen Datenschützer Thilo Weichert wegen öffentlicher Aussagen
Am 5. November 2013 entschied das Schleswig-Holsteinische Verwaltungsgericht in einem Eilverfahren, dass Dr. Thilo Weichert als Vertreter des Unabhängigen Landeszentrums für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein zukünftig Äußerungen zu einem der angeblich "größten…
Inside Privacy
Article 29 Working Party Releases New Opinion on Purpose Limitation
On April 2, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) approved a new Opinion on a principle of European data protection law known as the “purpose limitation”. The principle…
Technology Law Dispatch
Fair Data Badge initiative launched by the Market Research Society
On Data Privacy Day, 28 January 2013, the Market Research Society launched a ‘Personal Data Mark’ intended to be used by private companies operating on the Internet to build trust…
Datenschutz
OLG Düsseldorf stärkt die Rechte von Unternehmen in der Insolvenz des Auftragdatenverarbeiters
Unternehmen können Kundendaten, die von einem technischen Dienstleister für sie verarbeitet und für Marketingzwecke genutzt werden, vom Insolvenzverwalter heraus verlangen und haben nicht nur eine ungesicherte Insolvenzforderung, wenn über das…
Technology Law Dispatch
ICO change to notification process
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has published a public consultation on changes to the notification process for organisations processing personal data. Currently data controllers are required to submit and annually…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
German DPAs Publish Guidelines on Data Processing Separation in the Context of Shared IT Systems
On November 10, 2012, the Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners’ working group on technical and organizational data protection matters published guidelines on data separation requirements for automated data…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
PL&B Annual Conference Review: The Draft EU Regulation, The Need for Proportionality
By Amy Taylor
Do we need to regulate generally accepted, low risk forms of data processing that individuals are now comfortable with as part of daily life (e.g. on-line orders, payroll processing and…
Data Counsel
CAUTIOUSLY, EUROPE EMBRACES GOVERNMENT & ENTERPRISE CLOUD COMPUTING
Last week the European Commission's panel on privacy, commonly known as the Article 29 Working Party, provided long-awaited clarity (in the form of an "Opinion") on whether and how European…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Article 29 Working Party Issues BCR Guidelines for Data Processors
The Article 29 Working Party on 6 June 2012 adopted Working Paper WP 195 as a new "toolbox" with recommendations for Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) for data processors.
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Ground breaking modification of the Spanish laws
A decision last week by the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") introduces an important change to Spanish data protection framework - the "legitimate interest" justification.