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The Belgian DPA publishes its Annual Report 2023

2024
2023 has been a year of renewal for the Belgian DPA. On the one hand, its Executive Committee has been completed with the appointment of two new directors in June, and on the other, the …
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IAB EUROPE case: The CJEU answers the questions referred for a preliminary ruling

2024
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published today its ruling in the case opposing the Belgian Data Protection Authority and IAB EUROPE. In its decision, the Court …
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According to the BE DPA, a baptized person has the right to be deleted from the baptismal register

2023
The Belgian DPA today ordered the diocese of Ghent to comply with the request of a baptized person to be deleted from the baptismal register of his parish. For the DPA, the Catholic Church …
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Belgian DPA prohibits the transfer of tax data of Belgian “Accidental Americans” to the USA

2023
The Belgian Data protection authority today declared unlawful, and decided to prohibit, the transfers of personal data of Belgian “Accidental Americans” by the Belgian …
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IAB Europe case: The Market Court refers preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the EU

2022
The Market Court decided today to refer preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the appeal that IAB Europe had filed against decision 21/2022 of the Belgian …
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A new draft law threatens the independence and functioning of the BE DPA

2022
The Belgian data protection authority is concerned about developments that could threaten its independence. These include a preliminary draft law to amend the current BE DPA law, …
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The BE DPA participates in the first European annual coordinated action on the use of cloud by the public sector

2022
Today marks the kick-off of the first coordinated enforcement action of the European Data Protection Board (an independent European body composed of representatives of the EU national …
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The BE DPA to restore order to the online advertising industry: IAB Europe held responsible for a mechanism that infringes the GDPR

2022
The Belgian DPA has found that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), developed by IAB Europe, fails to comply with a number of provisions of the GDPR. The TCF is a widespread …
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Belgian DPA sends its draft decision in the IAB Europe case to European counterparts

2021
The Belgian Data Protection Authority has finalized its draft decision in the case against IAB Europe. Its European counterparts have been notified about this, and now have 4 weeks …
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Facebook case : the CJEU has ruled

2021
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today in the case between Facebook and the Belgian Data Protection Authority, which has been ongoing since 2015. According to the CJEU …
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The Belgian DPA publishes its annual report 2020

2021
The year 2020 was marked by an unprecedented health crisis, which also had a significant impact on data protection and the work of the Belgian Data Protection Authority. As a result …
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The BE DPA approves its first European code of conduct

2021
The Belgian Data Protection Authority has approved today the first transnational code of conduct to be adopted within the European Union since the entry into force of the GDPR. The …
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Facebook case: the Advocate General of the CJEU has delivered his opinion

2021
Today January the 13th, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered his opinion in the case opposing Facebook and the Belgian Data Protection …
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Belgian and German data protection authorities cooperate on Mastercard’s data breach

2019
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) as well as the Hessian authority of Germany have been notified by Mastercard company of a data breach detected on 19 August 2019 which would …
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The Court of Appeal of Brussels refers the Facebook case to the Court of Justice of the European Union

2019
On 8 May 2019, the Court of Appeal of Brussels ruled in the Facebook case following the pleadings of 27 and 28 March 2019. The Authority argued that the Belgian courts are competent and …
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The Data Protection Authority defends its arguments before the Court of Appeal in Brussels in the Facebook case

2019
On 27 and 28 March 2019, pleadings in the Facebook case will take place before the Court of Appeal in Brussels. Facebook appealed against the judgment of 16 February 2018 of the Dutch-speaking …
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Victory for the Privacy Commission in Facebook proceeding

2018
The 16th of February, the Court of First Instance rendered its judgment in the proceedings on the merits in the case of the Privacy Commission vs. Facebook.
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The Belgian Authority publishes new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels

2017
On 16 May 2017, the Belgian Authority published a new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels, in response …
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The Belgian Authority publishes new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels

2017
On 16 May 2017, the Belgian Authority published a new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels, in response …
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International review of the GPEN looks at privacy of Internet of Things

2016
The Sweep of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) on how Internet of Things devices use personal data, and how users are kept informed, has been started on 11 April 2016.
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The judgment in the Facebook case

2015
In a judgement of 9 November 2015, the President of the Court of First Instance in Brussels, Belgium, ordered Facebook Inc., Facebook Ireland Limited and Facebook Belgium SPRL in …
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On 13 May the Belgian Authority adopted a first recommendation of principle on Facebook

2015
It has observed that Facebook "processes" the personal data of its members, users as well as of all internet users who come into contact with Facebook. Facebook does this …
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Issued by the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party regarding search engines

2014
On Wednesday 26 November, the European data protection authorities assembled in the Article 29 Working Party have adopted guidelines on the implementation of the judgment of the …