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
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
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
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
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
Google Analytics remains a hot topic for businesses and apparently also for data protection authorities (DPAs). With the advent of these new decisions and the new CNIL guidance, businesses have an even harder time justifying...more
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
Individuals having difficulties in obtaining responses to their personal data subject access requests (DSAR) from French telephone operator Free Mobile filed several complaints before the French data protection authority...more
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
On January 12, 2022, the French data protection authority (“CNIL“) published guidance on the reuse of personal data by processors for their purposes (“Guidance”). This the most recent guidance of a major EU regulator on a...more
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
The French Data Protection Authority’s white paper discusses how companies can comply with data privacy and security obligations. The use of card, contactless, and innovative digital payment solutions has significantly...more
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
This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more
The French Supervisory Authority (CNIL) wrapped up 2020 with a EUR 20,000 fine against NESTOR, a French food preparation and delivery company catering to office employees....more
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 2018. The law’s goal of protecting EU citizens’ personal information and privacy seems to be coming into fruition. In the past,...more
United States - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standard - NIST Unveils Draft Guidance to Protect Critical Infrastructure - On October 22, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST")...more
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
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
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more
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
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Submits Comment on the Preliminary Draft for the NIST Privacy Framework - On October 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that...more
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
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
On September 24, 2019, the highest court of the European Union (EU), the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), attempted to limit the territorial scope and authority of EU data protection authorities in its recent decision...more