GDPR

Netflix in own privacy cliffhanger: EUR 4.75 million fine from Dutch GDPR Watchdog

Netflix, the global streaming giant, has been fined €4.75 million by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) for failing to provide customers with adequate information about how their personal data was being processed.

Mona Heylen

Junior Professional Support Lawyer Brussels

Gegevensbescherming: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG

Tom Barkhuysen, Janita Hofman, Minke Reijneveld en Steven Bastiaans (Boels Zanders) schreven samen de jaarlijkse NTB kroniek: de bestuursrechtelijke aspecten van de AVG.

TMT seminar series 2024

Following our successful TMT seminar series in 2023, our TMT team is happy to announce five new seminars taking place in 2024. Please find an outline of the seminars in the article below.

Stibbe advises ArmenTekort

Stibbe has advised ArmenTekort on data processing and GDPR compliance.

Stibbe advises Dierenartsen zonder grenzen / Vétérinaires sans Frontières Belgium

Stibbe has assisted Dierenartsen Zonder Grenzen / Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium with pro bono legal advice regarding GDPR compliance.

EU Advocate General balances data protection rights against trade secrets in algorithmic credit scoring case

On 16 march 2023, Advocate General Pikamäe issued his opinion on the scope of data subject rights in the context of algorithmic credit scoring.

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.

Belgian DPA rules on employee geographic tracking by public authorities

On 21 February 2023, the litigation chamber of the Belgian data protection authority has ruled on the legitimacy of the geographic tracking of employees by a public authority.

ECJ further shapes independent position of DPOs

In a judgment of 9 February 2023 (C-453/21), the European Court of Justice has further shaped the rules surrounding the independence of a data protection officer (DPO), one of the cornerstones of the GDPR.

Promotie Minke Reijneveld

Minke Reijneveld promoveert op ‘Gegevensbescherming in faillissement’.

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.

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.

Meta Ireland krijgt 390 miljoen euro boete voor onrechtmatige verwerkingsgrondslag

De Ierse privacy toezichthouder maakte op 4 januari haar eindbesluit over Meta Ireland's Facebook- en Instagram-diensten bekend. De besluiten zien vooral op de rechtsgrondslag voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens voor gepersonaliseerde advertenties.

EU General Court denies WhatsApp’s action to annul EDPB decision

The General Court has declared WhatsApp’s request to annul an EDPB binding decision inadmissible.