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FRANCE: The CNIL publishes new standards on HR management and whistleblowing schemes

By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé   On 11 April 2019, the French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (CNIL) published two draft standards intending to provide practical guidance in relation to the processing of personal data for HR management and whistleblowing systems. The purposes of such standards is to: Assist businesses in their compliance process, and Help […]

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FRANCE: New cooperation agreement between the CNIL and DGCCRF

By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé   On 31 January 2019, the French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (CNIL) and the French General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF, authority in charge of consumer protection) signed a new protocol of cooperation to improve protection of personal data of consumers.   This new protocol replaces a […]

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FRANCE: A new phase in European privacy law enforcement – CNIL fined Google LLC 50 million euros!

By Denise Lebeau-Marianna, Caroline Chancé and Alexandre Balducci   On 21 January 2019, the restricted committee of the French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (CNIL) fined Google LLC 50 million euros for breaching GDPR for lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding personalized advertising.  This is the first decision rendered by the CNIL […]

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FRANCE: Marie-Laure Denis expected to become the new CNIL president

By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé   On 18 January 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to appoint Marie-Laure Denis as the next president of the French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (CNIL). If her nomination is confirmed by the Parliament, Marie-Laure Denis will take over the presidency of the CNIL on 1st February 2019, a position […]

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EU: New EDPB Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR

  • On 28 November 2018

On 26 November 2018, the WP29’s successor, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published, Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Art. 3). The proposed Guidelines are open for public consultation until 18 January 2019. The Guidelines provide some clarification around the boundaries of what constitutes an establishment in the EU, the status of […]

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FRANCE: Facebook could face a 100 million euros class action suit for violating GDPR

On 8 November 2018, French NGO Internet Society France sent Facebook a formal notice listing seven areas where it has allegedly infringed GDPR. The social network has 4 months to respond. Failing that, the Internet Society France could launch the first class action suit for compensation since the entry into application of GDPR. The French […]

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EU: access by the police to personal data retained by providers of electronic communications services – a matter of proportionality!

On October 2nd 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held a decision confirming the conditions of access to personal data retained by providers of electronic communications services by the police in the context of a criminal investigation. Factual background A Spanish citizen who was the victim of the robbery of his wallet and mobile […]

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FRANCE: CNIL publishes initial analysis on Blockchain and GDPR

  • On 15 October 2018

Many questions surround the Blockchain’s compatibility with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (the CNIL) has recently published its initial thoughts on this topic, providing some responses and practical recommendations on how the usage of a blockchain may be compatible with GDPR and more generally Data Protection Law, taking […]

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