Category: Data privacy

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How compliant is your cookie banner? An important German case provides more clarity!

Have you ever heard about dark patterns and deceptive designs in the context of a cookie banner and compliance with the e-Privacy directive? No? Then, this court case might be a good opportunity to learn about it. A court case issued by the Landgericht Rostock (pdf in German) on 15 September 2020, ref.Plus...

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Covid-19 mini-series | Legal advice for Switzerland Privacy, Health & Technologies

With Covid-19, the world is facing a huge crisis and the economy will be massively impacted.

New coronavirus, known as “Covid-19“, spreads itself from China (Wuhan province) to Europe, and then to the world leading to unprecedented measures from authorities in various countries, including Switzerland. Public health issues combine health law, protection of personal data & Privacy and the use of new technologies to fight and help during this tough historical time.… Plus...

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Out of Control: a deep dive into the digital advertising and data sharing practices

An expected, but scary report on digital advertising through dating mobile applications run under Google Android OS.

On 14 January 2020, Forbrukerradet, the Norwegian Consumer Council (“NCC”) released on its designated web page a 186 pages study report called “OUT OF CONTROL: How consumers are exploited by the online advertising industry“.… Plus...

Revision of the Swiss Data Protection Act: Conference for HCPs

This Thursday 24 October 2019, I will have the pleasure to present the current state of the revision of the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (DPA), as currently discussed at the Federal Parliament. I will be discussing the consequences for doctors in private practice in a conference organised by FMH Services, at the Hotel Aquatis in Lausanne.… Plus...

Google fined €50M by the CNIL under the GDPR

This 21 January 2019, the French data protection supervisory authority (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés – the “CNIL“) fined Google LLC 50 million Euros for breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR“).

In today’s communication (in French), the French authority issued the highest fine against Google LLC since 25 May 2018 considering severe infringements of the GDPR by Google for failing to inform properly the users and collecting valid consent for targeted advertising services.… Plus...

GDPR: Portuguese hospital fined €400k for bad access controls to patient data | ICT

Portugal initiates fines under the GDPR in the EU. The data protection supervisory authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados) issued a €400k fine against a hospital for three infringements of the GDPR. This article is the opportunity to analyse two elements:

  • looking back at a few important decisions and ruling that we have seen since 25 May 2018; and
  • understand what is the current situation with Swiss hospitals from a privacy perspective.
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