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Recent Biometrics Decisions from Québec’s Data Protection Authority: Five Key Takeaways

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Two recent decisions by Québec’s data protection authority, the Commission d’accès à l’information (the “CAI”), should serve as cautionary tales for any business contemplating the deployment of biometric information...more

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Belgian Data Protection Authority Issues Updated Guidance on Direct Marketing Rules

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On March 10, 2025, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (BDPA) updated its 2020 guidance on the processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes (see the updated guidance here in French and in Dutch)....more

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Don’t Forget the EU: Italy Issued First GenAI Fine of €15 Million Alleging GDPR Violations 

At the end of 2024 the Italian Data Protection Authority issued a 15 million euro fine in the first generative AI-related case brought under GDPR. According to Garante (the Italian authority), OpenAI trained ChatGPT with...more

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EU and UK Data Protection Regulatory Trends so far in 2024: a focus on international data transfers

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This series of blogs rounds up some of the key data protection regulatory trends we have seen during 2024, focused on the EU and UK. 2024 has seen behavioural advertising and cookies continue to dominate the agenda of...more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Italy

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Italy plays a prominent role in EU AI Act negotiations and engages in political discussions for future laws. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) Currently, there are no specific laws,...more

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EDPB Provides Guidance On Determining A 'Main Establishment' And The 'One-Stop-Shop' Mechanism

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The opinion was issued in response to a request by the French Data Protection Authority and provides guidance on the conditions for determining a controller's main establishment where that controller has establishments in...more

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Who, Sir? Me, Sir? Appointing GDPR Representatives in the UK and the EU

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This article explores the topic of appointed representatives under Article 27 of the GDPR. What are they? When do you need one? How is regulatory enforcement starting to play out in the EU and in the UK on this issue?...more

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The Spanish DPA's new take on cookies: back to express consent

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Last November, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Spanish DPA) published its new Guidelines on the Use of Cookies within the framework of the GDPR and Spanish E-privacy rules. ...more

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The Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Recommendation Concerning Data Processing for Direct Marketing Purposes

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On January 17, The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published Recommendation no 01/2020 providing Guidance on direct marketing. The Recommendation provides a methodology on how to comply with the General Data...more

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Recent Developments on Cookies – a Pan-European Overview

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The legal requirements for the use of cookies have been subject to discussion over the last few years, with little to no enforcement and guidance from European data protection authorities (DPAs). That has changed recently....more

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New PDPC guidelines on cloud services, data intermediaries, and access requests

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As the issues surrounding data protection become increasingly complex, in recent years the advisory guidelines (Guidelines) issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) have been invaluable in guiding...more

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