Italy: Right to be forgotten for bad/late payers and credit information
The Italian Privacy Authority intervened on the protection of debtors and in particular on the manag
German Federal Data Protection Act (“BDSG”, Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) – CHECKLIST (still very useful as guidance)
Run through the following 12 questions to find out if you are knowledgeable with German data protect
German Bundeskartellamt and assessment in Facebook proceeding
The Bundeskartellamt (“FCA”) has informed Facebook of its preliminary legal assessment in the
Challenges ahead in 2018
A German provider of social video marketing and digital advertising technologies predicts that 2018
Transfer of personal data under GDPR to third countries (Checklist)
The GDPR will certainly simplify the transfer of data within the EU by establishing uniform mini
German Federal Cartel Office : New : Competition Register at Bundeskartellamt – Launch of establishing administrative team
Extracts from the website of the Bundescartellamt: Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartel
German Federal Cartel Office uses new competences in consumer protection and digitalisation in launching a sector inquiry of « online price comparison websites”.
With the recently started sector inquiry , « comparison websites » the Federal Cartel Office is
Google’s Transparency report/ Right to be forgotten
Google has published its annual report on the URL delisting of requests by users. In the averag
Data Privacy/GDPR & DPO : a profession with new risks?
With the entering into force of the GDPR in May 2018 the DPO ( Data Protection Officer) will be expo
Data and anti trust law / excerpts from an interview with President A.Mundt, Bundeskartellamt, Germany
In an interview A.Mundt gave recently in a German daily newspaper, he talked about the new chall
EU Data : Free Flow of non –personal data in the EU
The EU Commission has issued in September 2017 (COM(2017) 495 final 2017/0228 (COD) a proposal for
Article 29 Data Protection Working Party: Guidelines on the lead supervisory authority under GDPR
The Art.29 WP on Data Protection has issued guidelines to facilitate the identification / designatio
German Data Protection Law: Adaptation voted in view of the Data Protection Law, voted, and to become in force as of 2018
The German Parliament has voted in May the new data protection law (upon the basis of the EU General
Mergers: European Commission fines Facebook € 110 million for providing misleading information about WhatsApp takeover/ Reform in the notification requirements and consequences
In May, the European Commission fined Facebook € 110 million for providing incorrect or misleading
German anti-trust authority clears mobile telecom merger
In June, the German anti-trust authority (i.e. the Bundeskartellamt) has cleared the takeover of the
German anti-trust authority has been conferred extended competences
Since its investigation into the Facebook behaviour on the German market, end of 2016, this was to b
US anti-trust legislation developments: Leniency extends to non anti-trust violations inherent to competition infringement
United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Revises Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”)
French data privacy authority CNIL: Algorithmes under discussion
French’s CNIL has launched a public discussion on the use of algorithmes ; it will publish the re
US president Trump’s Executive Order of January 25, 2017and the efficiency of the «Privacy Shield » for protecting personnel data from European companies with daily exchanges with their US affiliates , customers , sub contractors
The January 25, 2017 order entitled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
China has issued its new Cybersecurity Law which will change the habits of international companies how to do business in China
China has adopted its controversial Cybersecurity Law end 2016. The law will take effect on June 1,
German Cartell Law 9 th amendment and digitalisation
Still time ahead… The amendment is been discussed in Parliament for some time now , last time l
The right to be forgotten : any news ?
A collection of issued ( and to come) courts’ decisions in Europe France
DPO : a full time job ahead ?
WP 29 Issued Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (« DPO »), 16/EN WP 243 The WP 29 ( Data
Securing the digital Landscape : Danielle Rus (CSAIL/ MIT Boston, USA)
Sybille Boese-Tarsia, Rechtsanwaeltin follows Daniela RUS, Director of the Massachussetts Institute
Cloud services agreements & EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) : troubles ahead?
According to recent research reports, the average European enterprise could well be using up to 600
EU Commission seeks feedback re certain procedural and jurisdictional aspects on the functioning of EU Merger Control ( ie ao for transactions re digital services)
Following a petition by MEP J. Genzer and the response from the EU Commission end of May 2016, the C
GDPR in dataViz / Make It Easy: How to Find Your Way around the New EU Regulation on Data Protection
The French Data Protection authority, CNIL, has presented its access to GDPR in a colourful, visuali
EU-US Privacy Shield: Challenged Sooner Rather Than Later?
European Data Protection Supervisor G. Buttarelli as well as Article 29 WG have expressed rapidly (i
Some Cherry-Picking: Brexit and EU Competition Law
Following UK’s referendum decision to exit the EU, the scenarios in the change of UK competition l
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield replaces Safe Harbour
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield replacing the Safe Harbour framework for transatlantic exchanges of personal
European Authorities Issue Position Paper on Big Data and Competition Law
Joint position paper on Competition Law and (Big) Data by French Autorité de la Concurrence and the