By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé The French Council of State affirmed the EUR 25,000 fine imposed by the CNIL on Editions Croque Futur (challenges.fr) for non-compliance with French data protection law, and in particular cookie requirements. The facts go back to 2014-2015 when the French data protection authority (the CNIL) found out that French company Editions, Croque […]
By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé The French Constitutional Council has issued its ruling on June 12 regarding the new data protection law implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s a PASS! Almost a month after Senators referred the newly adopted data protection law to the Constitutional Council, thus blocking its promulgation on time for […]
By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé The French national digital security agency (ANSSI) has recently published a “data security kit” on the occasion of the entry into application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on last May 25. Security of the personal data, to preserve their integrity and confidentiality, is one of the main data […]
By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé Immediately after the entry into application of the GDPR, the CNIL received several complaints over “forced consent” and unlawful processing. On May 25, the non-profit European Center for Digital Rights (known as nyob for “none or your business”), founded by Max Schrems, filed four, very similar, complaints over “forced consent” against […]
By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé The newly adopted French data protection law is already challenged by Senators who requested a constitutional review the day after the new law’s adoption. This had been announced: at least 60 Senators have referred the new French data protection law to the French Constitutional Council. Despite the accelerated procedure initiated by […]
By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé On 9 February 2018, the French National Assembly adopted at first reading the new draft data protection law implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and EU Data Protection Directive on Police and Criminal Justice Cooperation into French law. After two days of discussion and 180 amendments reviewed, the French National […]
By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé On January 23, 2018, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) published new guidelines on the security of personal data (updating its previous security guide published in 2010 available in English) , providing practical recommendations in the form of “Do’s and Dont’s” to help businesses implement appropriate measures […]
