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The protection of personal data is becoming more and more relevant. This is a result of the rapid advancement of communication and sales channels as well as the increasing capacities of companies to collect personal data. The Swiss Parliament seemingly [...]
The Swedish Data Protection Authority took a closer look at eight health care providers in Sweden. Special attention was paid to technical and organizational measures of their systems processing electronic health records. Access to personal data in g [...]
A perennial topic among the data protection issues is the deletion of personal data. We regularly receive inquiries on this topic. In the following, we would like to answer some of the most frequently asked questions. When do I have to delete personal data [...]
Dear Readers, This is to update you on the latest news and developments in matters of data protection law. If you would like to be provided with more details, you may contact us via the commentary function. We will also link to our blog posts if [...]
An attempt at delimitation by the European Data Protection Board On 2 September 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a first version of a guideline on the concepts of data controller and processor in the GDPR, which we would like to b [...]
The Comission Nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, the French Data Protection Authority (‘CNIL’) published FAQs and a new guideline regarding cookies on October 1st, 2020. This guideline that was previously publicly consulted between January 14th to February [...]
You may have heard of the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) which entered into effect at the beginning of this year. You can find more information here. In the state ballot in November 2020, Californians will be asked to decide the fate of another new privacy law, the Cali [...]
According to the French Conseil d’Etat: No! In order to combat Covid-19, the French municipality of Lisses installed one fixed thermal camera in a municipal building that was able to report excessive body temperatures. Additionally, several portable thermal came [...]
