As published by the European Data Protection Board on April 17: Brussels, 17 April – During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion following an Art. 64(2) GDPR request by the Dutch, Norwegian & Hamburg Data Protection Authorities (DPA). The Opinion addresses the validity of consent to process personal data for the purposes of…
Category: Laws
House votes in favor of curtailing government transactions with data brokers
Suzanne Smalley reports: The House passed a bill on Wednesday that would rein in the government’s ability to buy information about Americans from data brokers without a subpoena or warrant, with the vote coming in the face of intense backlash from Biden administration officials over national security concerns. The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act,…
Rounding up Five Recent CJEU Cases on GDPR Compensation
Kristof Van Quathem and Aleksander Aleksiev of Covington and Burling write: In recent months, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) issued five judgments providing some clarity on the scope of individuals’ rights to claim compensation for “material and non-material damage” under Article 82 of the GDPR. These rulings will inform companies’ exposure to compensation claims,…
The Real Battle for Data Privacy Begins When You Die
Shawn Wen reports: In 2012 a 15-year-old girl died in Berlin after being hit by a subway train. Her bereaved parents asked Facebook to turn over her private messages in hopes of understanding whether her death was a suicide or an accident. Facebook refused. Her death had already been reported to the social media site,…