A new year under the sign of expectation Legal Watch No. 42 – December 2021 A new year under the sign of expectation In terms of data protection, the year that begins does not herald any major new developments but an evolution and perhaps strategic decisions concerning certain current issues. Let us focus on three of them: the […]

The lifecycle of personal data Legal Watch No. 41 – November 2021 The lifecycle of personal data. Among the obligations provided for by the GDPR, there is one that can quickly turn into a headache for the data controller, despite its seemingly innocuous nature: it is the […]

The CLOUD Act and European businesses: what scope of application? Legal Watch No. 40 – October 2021 The CLOUD Act and European businesses: what scope of application? The dematerialization of data and their storage in the “clouds” have fundamental, and complex, consequences for the obligations of businesses. Even when stored […]

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 […]