49 results The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations. Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023. Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year. Three months after the UBO-case – Where do we stand and what’s next? This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action. EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: A new adequacy decision for the United States On Monday July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted her adequacy decision for the United States, the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework”, which has immediate effect. The latest Legal Updates straight to your mailbox We publish high-quality legal knowledge and insights on our website on a daily basis. If you would like to be promptly informed about the latest developments within your areas of interest, we invite you to sign up for our Legal Updates. De laatste Legal Updates direct in uw mailbox Dagelijks publiceren wij op onze website hoogwaardige juridische kennis en vooruitzichten. Wilt u snel op de hoogte zijn van de meest actuele ontwikkelingen binnen uw interessegebieden? Meld u dan aan voor onze Legal Updates. Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. Jan-Jaap Koningsveld strengthens TMT/IP practice Stibbe Amsterdam Stibbe Amsterdam is pleased to announce the expansion of its TMT/IP practice with the appointment of Jan-Jaap Koningsveld as counsel. New deal for online deals - EU consumer protection adapted to the digital era As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted. Digital Law Up(to)date: DPA publishes recommendation on the processing of biometric data On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data. Digital Law Up(to)date: A first evaluation of the GDPR two years after implementation On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application. Digital Law Up(to)date: European Commission publishes results of the public consultation on the Data Act On 6 December 2021, the European Commission published the results of the public consultation on its Data Act. This legislative initiative aims at facilitating data access and use, and reviews the rules on the legal protection of databases. Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPB adopts statement on EU Digital Services Package On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted a statement on the Digital Services Package proposed by the Commission. The Package refers to a number of legislative proposals aiming at the further use and sharing of data. European Strategy for Data: Analysis of the proposed regulation of data governance On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on data governance and a related Q&A. On 1 October 2021, the Council of the European Union agreed position on the Data Governance Act. Digital Law Up(to)date: Dismissal of a complaint by the DPA for not processing the complainant's data A recent decision by the litigation chamber of the Belgian DPA can be put into perspective with the decision of the Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 considering that the DPA has to deal with a complaint filed by a person whose data had not been processed. Digital Law Up(to)date: GDPR, eID and customer loyalty card before the Supreme Court In this blog, we briefly present a judgment of the Belgian Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 on the reading of the eID card to obtain a loyalty card. Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next page
The revised Network and Information Security Directive: enhancing EU cybersecurity standards More businesses and organisations will have to strengthen their cybersecurity strategies, as the European legislator revised the NIS Directive. NIS 2 will impose stricter cybersecurity obligations on more organisations.
Meta Ireland fined €390 million for unlawful legal basis Ireland's data protection authority (the DPC) announced its final decision regarding Meta Ireland's Facebook and Instagram services on 4 January 2023.
Data Privacy Day 2023: highlighting the most impactful ECJ judgments from the past year In recent years, the ECJ has issued landmark judgments with far-yielding consequences for data controllers and data processors. To celebrate Data Privacy Day 2023, we highlighted the most impactful judgments of the ECJ from the past year.
Three months after the UBO-case – Where do we stand and what’s next? This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action.
EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: A new adequacy decision for the United States On Monday July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted her adequacy decision for the United States, the “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework”, which has immediate effect.
The latest Legal Updates straight to your mailbox We publish high-quality legal knowledge and insights on our website on a daily basis. If you would like to be promptly informed about the latest developments within your areas of interest, we invite you to sign up for our Legal Updates.
De laatste Legal Updates direct in uw mailbox Dagelijks publiceren wij op onze website hoogwaardige juridische kennis en vooruitzichten. Wilt u snel op de hoogte zijn van de meest actuele ontwikkelingen binnen uw interessegebieden? Meld u dan aan voor onze Legal Updates.
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
Jan-Jaap Koningsveld strengthens TMT/IP practice Stibbe Amsterdam Stibbe Amsterdam is pleased to announce the expansion of its TMT/IP practice with the appointment of Jan-Jaap Koningsveld as counsel.
New deal for online deals - EU consumer protection adapted to the digital era As part of the New Deal for Consumers, aimed to strengthen EU consumer protection in light of the digital era, a new Directive 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 has been adopted.
Digital Law Up(to)date: DPA publishes recommendation on the processing of biometric data On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data.
Digital Law Up(to)date: A first evaluation of the GDPR two years after implementation On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application.
Digital Law Up(to)date: European Commission publishes results of the public consultation on the Data Act On 6 December 2021, the European Commission published the results of the public consultation on its Data Act. This legislative initiative aims at facilitating data access and use, and reviews the rules on the legal protection of databases.
Digital Law Up(to)date: EDPB adopts statement on EU Digital Services Package On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted a statement on the Digital Services Package proposed by the Commission. The Package refers to a number of legislative proposals aiming at the further use and sharing of data.
European Strategy for Data: Analysis of the proposed regulation of data governance On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on data governance and a related Q&A. On 1 October 2021, the Council of the European Union agreed position on the Data Governance Act.
Digital Law Up(to)date: Dismissal of a complaint by the DPA for not processing the complainant's data A recent decision by the litigation chamber of the Belgian DPA can be put into perspective with the decision of the Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 considering that the DPA has to deal with a complaint filed by a person whose data had not been processed.
Digital Law Up(to)date: GDPR, eID and customer loyalty card before the Supreme Court In this blog, we briefly present a judgment of the Belgian Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 on the reading of the eID card to obtain a loyalty card.
Digital Law Up(to)date: AI and facial recognition, towards a moratorium? In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology.