Publications - Technology, Communications and Digital
Portugal: These were the data protection highlights in 2019
Undoubtedly, 2019 was a busy year in the area of privacy. In Portugal, the GDPR Enforcement Law was approved and the Portuguese Authority (CNPD) took the controversial decision of “disregarding” some of the respective rules. The EDPB and…
Portuguese Data Protection Authority increased number of inspections and global amount of fines applied
The Portuguese Data Protection Authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados or CNPD) published, on 23 April 2019, its 2017-2018 activity report. This report provide us an overview of CNPD’s activities during the year of 2017 and two…
CNPD publishes model of record of processing activities
The National Data Protection Commission has published on its website a model of record of processing activities for controllers and a model for processors, in accordance with the requirements set forth in article 30 of the General Data…
Will the General Data Protection Regulation make business cards a thing of the past?
It is believed that business cards, such a 20th century phenomenon, were first used in China back in the 15th century and that they had reached Europe by the 17th century. Despite their antiquity, they nevertheless continue to play an important role…
Publication of the European General Regulation on Data Protection and parallel Directives
On May 4, having been several years in the making, the Official Journal of the European Union finally published the regulatory instruments forming the new European framework for personal data protection, namely:
New framework for international data transfers from the EU to the US
On October 6, 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared invalid the so-called Safe Harbor agreement, under which international transfers are made from the European Union to the United States.
The European Court of Justice invalidates the US data transfer deal
The Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the invalidity of the international US data transfer scheme known as US Safe Harbor. According to the Court, it violates individuals’ privacy. The decision has had a significant impact on…
Approval of the 2013-2015 Digital Agenda
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved the 2013-2015 Digital Agenda for Spain on Friday, February 15, 2013, setting out the road map for compliance with the objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe in 2015 and 2020 and containing specific…