In August 2020, privacy activist organization NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights filed 101 complaints with the EU Supervisory Authorities (‘SAs’) in connection with the transfer of personal data from Europe to the U.S., by companies that had implemented “Google Analytics” and “Facebook Business Tools” on their websites. Following these complaints, the European Data […]
European Privacy & Cybersecurity
EU Supervisory Authorities Clarify Breach Notification Requirements
Background On April 4th, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’), which is composed of representatives of the EU national supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor (‘EDPS’), published an updated version of the Working Party 29 Guidelines on personal data breach notification under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). The EDPB had […]
The EU Supervisory Authorities’ Coordinated Enforcement Action in the EU: This Year It’s All About DPOs
On March 15, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) – the body through which the EU Member States’ Supervisory Authorities cooperate – along with 26 EU Supervisory Authorities officially launched a “coordinated enforcement action”, focusing on the designation of Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) under the EU GDPR, and the position that DPOs hold in […]
Germany’s Cyber Threat Landscape – Top 3 Lessons from the BKA Situation Report
Germany boasts one of the world’s largest, most sophisticated, and international economies. Companies doing business in Germany are thus an increasingly relevant target for cyberattacks. Germany‘s Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) is the federal law enforcement agency charged with investigating cybercrime, and for coordinating federal-state cooperation in cybercrime matters. The BKA recently published […]
Belgian Supervisory Authority Sanctions News Media Company for Violating Cookie Rules
On May 25th, the Belgian Supervisory Authority (“GBA”) announced that it had imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a Belgium-based news media company for using cookies on its websites without complying with applicable cookie law requirements. The GBA decided to sanction the company mainly because although the company had obtained consent from website visitors […]