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Digital Omnibus
20-21 Oct: 🔥 Timeline update from noyb and Council agreed their position on GDPR and ePrivacy changes:
Events 2026
Next up: 21-23 Oct 🇩🇰 Copenhagen: ITechLaw 2026 European Conference I 22-23 Oct 🇳🇴 Sandefjord: Det årlige personvernkurset
Right of access (DSARs)
All things right of access: Article 15 elements table, a handy flowchart, key CJEU rulings and Rie's practical guide.
Data protection impact assessments – DPIAs
Key resources for data protection impact assessment – DPIAs. Latest: EDPB shares new DPIA template (it's excessive)...
DPO role key resources
Key DPO role resources: CJEU rulings, EDPB/WP29 Guidelines, DPA guidance and more.
Lawfulness: Consent
When can you rely on consent as a legal basis? Plus practical tips and key resources (GDPR, DPD, CFR, OECD, CJEU rulings and EDPB guidance).
Lawfulness: Legitimate interest
When can you rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis? Plus practical tips and key resources (GDPR, DPD, CFR, OECD, CJEU rulings and EDPB guidance).
The DPO role: Article 37(1)(b)
Breaking down Article 37(1)(b) key terms: 'core activities', 'regular', 'systematic', 'monitoring' and 'large scale'. And what should you do if you're still unsure whether you need to appoint a DPO? Appoint one voluntarily?
🇮🇪 DPC fines Meta €91m for failing to safeguard passwords and notify breaches
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UPDATE 1 Jan: Summary + full decision published! The DPC fines Meta for failing to safeguard users' passwords (storing them in plaintext!) and for notifying the breach too late.
noyb win: 🇳🇱 Dutch DPA fines Netflix €4.75m for lack of information
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noyb gets their first big win in their streaming services complaint project, filed in January 2019 against Amazon Prime, Apple Music, DAZN, Flimmit, Netflix, SoundCloud, Spotify and YouTube. Unsurprisingly, Netflix has already objected.
🇮🇪 DPC fines Meta €251m for failing on data protection by design and default and breach handling
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Meta failed to properly notify and document a breach affecting 3m EEA Facebook users and to build in data protection requirements throughout the design and development cycle.
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