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Public consultation and major updates from French Data Protection Authority on health data and research

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On May 16, 2024, the CNIL announced a critical public consultation and three significant updates to adapt health research regulations in France. These updates, focusing on remote quality control, home monitoring, and...more

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Bilan de l’activité contentieuse de la CNIL en 2023 : un rétroviseur pour lire l’avenir

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Il n’y a pas de question plus difficile en matière contentieuse que celle de l’anticipation des risques de faire l’objet d’un contrôle ou d’une sanction. C’est la raison pour laquelle il est utile de se nourrir des évolutions...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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France CNIL calls for comments on its draft recommendation on security of critical data processing operations

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The French supervisory authority (CNIL) asked for public comments on its draft recommendation on data security in relation to processing that presents particularly high risks to individuals or to the public interest (the...more

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Comprendre et tirer les leçons de la riche activité de la CNIL de ces derniers mois

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Les derniers mois ont vu une activité bouillonnante de la CNIL avec l’adoption de nombreuses délibérations. Nous avons analysé ces décisions pour comprendre les principales orientations prises par l’autorité française....more

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French CNIL is setting the tone for 2023: patients data and medical research on its radar

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While the French Data Protection Authority (the "CNIL") has consistently emphasized the importance of protecting health data, there will be even more focus for 2023 with more investigations and sanctions in this sector. The...more

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Reform of the procedure before the French Data Protection Authority

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On 24 January and 8 April 2022, the procedure before the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) was reformed with the aim notably to better respond to the growing number of complaints that the CNIL receives each year...more

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French DPA opened public consultation on standards for Early Access and Compassionate Access

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The healthcare sector is a current focus of the French data protection authority (CNIL) which just published two draft standards regarding processing of personal data in the context of Early Access and Compassionate Access....more

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French Data Protection Authority CNIL on a Hunt for Cookies

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France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has proved again its determination to continue its enforcement strategy by issuing some 30 new formal notices to comply with its new guidelines on cookies on December 14, 2021....more

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Whether You Like it or Not, Cookies are Back on the Menu and UK and EU Data Protection Authorities are Taking Enforcement Action

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The French data protection authority, La Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés ("CNIL"), one of Europe's ("EU") most active data protection regulators, has continued to focus on the lawfulness of the use of...more

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French Data Protection Regulator Fines Google and Amazon for Non-compliance With EU Cookie Rules

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On 7 December 2020, the French supervisory authority CNIL (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, French data protection authority) imposed substantive fines on Amazon and Google for allegedly placing...more

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French Administrative Supreme Court Endorses Data Protection Authority's Position on Cookies, Prohibits Prohibition on Cookie...

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On 4 July 2019, the French Data Protection (CNIL) published its Guidelines on Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. The Guidelines further detailed the nature of the interplay between the General Data Protection Regulation...more

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French Data Protection Authority Issues Draft Recommendations on Consent for Cookies

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The Situation: On July 4, 2019, the French data protection authority ("CNIL") published revised guidelines on the implementation of cookies or similar tracking technologies in order to take into account the new requirements...more

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CNIL, France’s Data Protection Authority, Releases Strategic Road Map

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In a statement of its priorities over the next year, French data privacy regulator CNIL emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach to data protection regulation....more

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CNIL Issues Data Protection Kit For Developers

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The French Data protection authority, CNIL, has issued a “Developer Kit” setting forth best practices for data protection. Key takeaways: Before using a development tool, especially for personal data, read the...more

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CNIL, The French Data Protection Authority, Lists Enforcement Priorities

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Enforcement is coming – says CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority. CNIL published its enforcement priorities for 2019. CNIL will no longer refrain from enforcing new obligations imposed by GDPR, but it will continue...more

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French Data Protection Authority Reports 32 Percent Increase In Complaints In 2018

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The French Data Protection Agency CNIL recieved 11,077 complaints in 2018, up 32.5 percent compared to 2017. Other highlights from the CNIL 2018 report- CNIL carried out 310 investigations in 2018, of which 204 were...more

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French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Imposes € 50 Million GDPR Sanction on Google

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On January 21, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority, the Commission Nationale de L’Informatique et de Libertés (“CNIL”) announced a sanction of 50 million euros against Google. ...more

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French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidance on Application of Blockchain to the GDPR

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On September 24, 2018, the French data protection authority, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), became the first data protection authority to issue written guidance on the intersection of the use...more

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French Data Protection Authority’s Latest Newsletter Includes Assessment of First Four Months of GDPR & Several Guidelines

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The French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) published its assessment of the first four months of  GDPR and several guidelines, including one on how to make a GDPR compliant blockchain. ...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2018

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In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Brazil's new data protection regulation, the French data protection authority's warning to two companies of potential GDPR violations and the U.S....more

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French Data Protection Authority Confirms Enforcement Trend on Security Obligations for Data Controllers

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The Situation: Even before the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") became effective on May 25, there has been a noticeable trend in the enforcement of security obligations through increased sanctions. The...more

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France: Pragmatism and Flexibility for the GDPR Implementation

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The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) will be applicable as of May 25, 2018. The (high) level of penalties under the GDPR will become one of the core issues for companies. Indeed the GDPR is based on the European...more

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New Consultations for the Interpretation of the GDPR Initiated by French Data Protection Authority on the Concepts of...

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In June 2017, the Article 29 Working Party – the gathering the all Member States’ Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) – announced that the five last guidelines to be adopted as companion pieces to the General Data Protection...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

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New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

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