Controller and subcontractor: who is liable? Legal Watch No. 39 – September 2021 Controller and subcontractor: who is liable? Many data controllers use subcontractors, whether for human resources management, advertising targeting, or data security. […]

WhatsApp Decision: End of impunity for GAFAM in Europe? Legal Watch No. 38 – August 2021 WhatsApp Decision: End of impunity for GAFAM in Europe? We echoed in a previous news item the difficulties of agreement at the European level concerning the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation […]

Pegasus – Spyware Challenges the Law. Legal Watch No. 37 – July 2021 Pegasus – Spyware Challenges the Law. In July, the Pegasus project revealed the unprecedented surveillance impact of Israeli spyware that can listen to and extract data from smartphones running iOS or Android. […]

Towards a Europe of data protection: the road is long. Legal Watch No. 36 – June 2021 Towards a Europe of data protection: the road is long. The General Data Protection Regulation raised many hopes in terms of clarity and efficiency when it came into force […]

Exercising access rights, portability: what are the powers of an agent? Legal Watch No. 35 – May 2021 Exercising access rights, portability: what are the powers of an agent? Some data controllers have legitimately expressed their perplexity upon receiving a request from a company mandated to obtain […]

Artificial intelligence in line with the law and societal challenges. Legal Watch No. 34 – April 2021 Artificial intelligence in line with the law and societal challenges. Artificial intelligence and security are now linked in political and legal discourse. But how far can the adaptation of our regulatory framework to challenges such as terrorism […]

Smart Cameras and Privacy: Striking the Right Balance? Legal Watch No. 33 – March 2021 Smart Cameras and Privacy: Striking the Right Balance? Since March, cameras have been installed on public transport to monitor whether users are wearing masks. These measures are […]

Security, data leaks, and ransomware: attacks to be taken seriously. Legal Watch No. 32 – February 2021 Security, data leaks, and ransomware: attacks to be taken seriously. The press reported at the end of February about a massive data leak in the medical sector. Sensitive information concerning more than 500 […]

Regulatory News: Celebrations and Supervision Legal Watch No. 31 – January 2021 Regulatory News: Celebrations and Supervision. The last few days have been an opportunity to (virtually) celebrate several anniversaries. On January 28, privacy stakeholders in Europe, Africa, the Americas, and […]

What control strategy for 2020? In 2020, in addition to controls following complaints, issues revealed in the news or corrective measures, the CNIL will focus its control action on 3 priority themes linked to the daily concerns of the French: As every year, in addition […]