Is the Cookie Law Really Dead?
Consent for cookie use Article 5 (3) of the ePrivacy directive (Directive 2002/58 on Privacy and Electronic Communications) requires from website owners to seek the user’s consent (opt-in) if they are...
View ArticleArticle 29 WP Opinion on the privacy risks of mobile apps and the role of its...
Scope: any app targeted to app users within the EU To begin with, the Article 29 Working Party opinion underlines that the European Privacy Rules apply to any app targeted to app users within the...
View ArticleBig Data, Open Data and Purpose Limitation: How are they linked?
The recent opinion of Article 29 Working Party on purpose limitation I am very pleased to see that Article 29 Working Party is concerned about the new concepts of “our modern, networked society” and is...
View ArticleBCR for Processors: Another Step Forward!
Main principles Firstly, Article 29 WP emphasizes in the document that Processor BCR do not replace or decreases the relevance of the agreement that should be signed between the Processor and the...
View ArticleProfiling: What is the European Data Protection Authorities’ Direction?
Definition of profiling In the advice paper, the Art. 29 WP feels the need to include in the General Data Protection Regulation a definition of profiling and suggests the following: “Profiling” means...
View Article29 WP adopts guidance on how to obtain consent for cookies
Consent requirements In order to be valid consent must be informed, prior, freely given and engage an active behaviour from the data subject. How consent shall be considered fully informed? The...
View ArticleEU: Device Fingerprinting should require consent
Device fingerprinting A device fingerprint is often also referred to as a browser fingerprint. It collects information about a remote computer device for the purpose of identification. Such...
View ArticleIs the Cookie Law Really Dead?
Consent for cookie use Article 5 (3) of the ePrivacy directive (Directive 2002/58 on Privacy and Electronic Communications) requires from website owners to seek the user’s consent (opt-in) if they are...
View ArticleArticle 29 WP Opinion on the privacy risks of mobile apps and the role of its...
Scope: any app targeted to app users within the EU To begin with, the Article 29 Working Party opinion underlines that the European Privacy Rules apply to any app targeted to app users within the...
View ArticleBig Data, Open Data and Purpose Limitation: How are they linked?
The recent opinion of Article 29 Working Party on purpose limitation I am very pleased to see that Article 29 Working Party is concerned about the new concepts of “our modern, networked society” and is...
View ArticleBCR for Processors: Another Step Forward!
Main principles Firstly, Article 29 WP emphasizes in the document that Processor BCR do not replace or decreases the relevance of the agreement that should be signed between the Processor and the...
View ArticleProfiling: What is the European Data Protection Authorities’ Direction?
Definition of profiling In the advice paper, the Art. 29 WP feels the need to include in the General Data Protection Regulation a definition of profiling and suggests the following: “Profiling” means...
View Article29 WP adopts guidance on how to obtain consent for cookies
Consent requirements In order to be valid consent must be informed, prior, freely given and engage an active behaviour from the data subject. How consent shall be considered fully informed? The...
View ArticleEU: Device Fingerprinting should require consent
Device fingerprinting A device fingerprint is often also referred to as a browser fingerprint. It collects information about a remote computer device for the purpose of identification. Such...
View ArticleData transfers to the US: A “shield” for privacy?
A shield for privacy The EU Commission announced last week that it has finalised negotiations with the United States on a renewed framework for transatlantic data flows of personal data. Commissioner...
View ArticleEU-US Privacy Shield: Concerns of European Data Protection Authorities
Better than Safe Harbor? Overall, in the opinion and the statement, the Art. 29 Working Party welcomed a number of significant improvements that the Privacy Shield would bring in comparison to Safe...
View ArticleArticle 29 Working Party gives statement on EU-US Umbrella Agreement
What is the Umbrella Agreement all about? On 2 June 2016, the European Union and the United States signed the so-called “Umbrella agreement” which is a high-level data protection framework for criminal...
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