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Welcome to Data Protection Insider, your biweekly digest of the latest developments in EU data protection law. Each issue brings you insightful analysis of recent court rulings, legislative updates and regulatory changes that impact data protection across the European Union. Stay informed and deepen your understanding of the evolving data protection legal landscape with our biweekly updates.

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Data Protection Insider, Issue 4

– CJEU Deals with “Like” Button in Fashion ID Judgment – In the recent Fashion ID judgement concerning data protection responsibilities with regards to Facebook “like” buttons on websites, the CJEU ruled that websites embedding such social plug-ins are considered to be data controllers and likely require consent for the use of the plug-ins. This is a rich and varied […]

Data Protection Insider, Issue 3

– EDPB Adopts Eleven New Documents – During its July 2019 Plenary Session, the EDPB adopted eleven new documents. These include: • a set of Guidelines on video surveillance • an Opinion on standard contractual clauses (pursuant to Art. 64 GDPR) • an Opinion on codes of conduct (pursuant to Art. 64 GDPR) • an Opinion on the competence of […]

Data Protection Insider, Issue 2

– New AI-HLEG Report on Trustworthy AI – The EU High-Level Expert Group on AI has released its second report: Policy and Investment Recommendations for Trustworthy AI. In the words of the group, the ‘document…presents a set of policy and investment recommendations on how Trustworthy AI can actually be developed, deployed, fostered and scaled in Europe, all the while maximising […]

Data Protection Insider, Issue 1

– EDPB Adopts Three New Guidance Documents – In its June plenary session, the EDPB adopted three new guidance documents. The first document is ‘Guidelines on Codes of Conduct’ which aims to ‘provide practical guidance and interpretative assistance in relation to the application of Articles 40 and 41 of the GDPR’. The second document is ‘Annex to the Guidelines on […]
DPI Editorial Team

Dara Hallinan, Editor: Legal academic working at FIZ Karlsruhe. His specific focus is on the interaction between law, new technologies – particularly ICT and biotech – and society. He studied law in the UK and Germany, completed a Master’s in Human Rights and Democracy in Italy and Estonia and wrote his PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on the better regulation of genetic privacy in biobanks and genomic research through data protection law. He is also programme director for the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference.

Diana Dimitrova, Editor: Researcher at FIZ Karlsruhe. Focus on privacy and data protection, especially on rights of data subjects in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Completed her PhD at the VUB on the topic of ‘Data Subject Rights: The rights of access and rectification in the AFSJ’. Previously, legal researcher at KU Leuven and trainee at EDPS. Holds LL.M. in European Law from Leiden University.

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