A start to summer marked by record fines and new support measures. Legal Watch – July-August 2019. The start of summer sees a rise in the temperature, but also in the amount of fines for breaches of privacy protection rules. We note in particular the announcement by the ICO, the British supervisory authority, of its intention […]

GDPR One Year Later: What Lessons and What Outlook? Legal Watch – June 2019. On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation came into force. This new text has brought about numerous changes in business practices, whether in terms of their internal organization or contacts […]

FOCUS GDPR and employees: what legal framework? Legal Watch – May 2019. Two recent cases involving a major online bookstore raise the question of employees' leeway when it comes to processing the personal data of the company's customers. While data processing is currently regulated […]

Sensitive Data: A Particularly Broad Scope Legal Watch No. 50 – August 2022. It can be difficult to assess the sensitive nature of the data collected, and to decide whether this data requires specific protection under the GDPR. We echoed these interpretation difficulties in our editorial in […]

Dark patterns: what you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask… Legal Watch No. 45 – March 2022. This difficult-to-translate English term is found in many publications concerning information technology. Related to “nudging,” which aims to subtly encourage Internet users to adopt the desired behavior, “[…]

Ransomware: attacks on the rise Legal Watch No. 51 – September 2022. Ransomware: attacks on the rise: The news this fall brings us back to a recurring concern of data controllers: security breaches. The cyberattack on the Essonne hospital and the dissemination of several gigabytes of data […]

Transfers of personal data to the United States: progress report Legal Watch No. 55 – January 2023 Transfers of personal data to the United States: progress report. The legal uncertainty currently weighing on data exchanges between Europe and the United States impacts areas as concrete as the fight against […]

Personal data: can the use of a fundamental right be bargained for? Legal Watch No. 54 – December 2022 Personal data: can the use of a fundamental right be bargained for? Commenting on the proceedings against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, could become tiresome, as it attracts the wrath of data protection authorities. […]

Legal Actions: A New Dynamic for Class Actions? Legal Watch No. 53 – November 2022 Legal Actions: A New Dynamic for Class Actions? Legal actions concerning personal data protection issues are still few in number in France and Europe. If the […]

AI in all its forms Legal Watch No. 52 – October 2022 On October 17, 2022, the CNIL confirmed its regulatory authority in the field of artificial intelligence by fining Clearview AI €20 million. This sanction follows a formal notice that remained unanswered, and […]