Eén Europese standaard voor bescherming persoonsgegevens

20.06.2018 BE law

20 June 2018: Erik Valgaeren speaks during a seminar on Blockchain technology, organised by KU Leuven

Speaking slot - Blockchain technology: Opportunities for legal-economic practice

Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels

24.05.2018 EU law

New EU-opinion on access to data retained by telephone operators for the purpose of criminal investigation.

Short Reads - Granting access to basic electronic communications metadata does not entail a sufficiently serious interference with fundamental rights to be limited to criminal cases concerning serious offences.(C-207/16_ AG EU_)

Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels

31.05.2018 EU law

31 May 2018: Erik Valgaeren speaks on a symposium on policy impediments to cybercrime data exchange in Barcelona

Speaking slot - The 2018 Symposium on Policy Impediments to eCrime Data Exchange will address cybersecurity regulations, laws, treaty conventions and interpretations that introduce roadblocks to sharing cybercrime event data.

Erik Valgaeren Partner Brussels

17.05.2018 EU law

Countdown 1 week until GDPR : Will processors have the same obligations, legal requirements, and the same sanctions as controllers do?

Short Reads - Only 1 more week to go before the GDPR becomes fully effective. Preparing your company for the application of this new regulation requires a correct understanding of its principles. Each week, we highlight one particular misconception regarding the interpretation of the GDPR.

24.05.2018 EU law

Countdown 1 day until GDPR : Will administrative fines for violation of the GDPR increase compared to the fines imposed by current national regimes?

Short Reads - Only 1 more day to go before the GDPR becomes fully effective. Preparing your company for the application of this new regulation requires a correct understanding of its principles. Each week, we highlight one particular misconception regarding the interpretation of the GDPR.

11.05.2018 NL law

Privacy in een nieuw jasje: een vergelijking van beschermingsniveau tussen de Wbp en de AVG

Articles - De AVG zal op 25 mei 2018 inwerking treden. Dit zal de privacyregelgevingaanscherpen. Door een territoriale uitbreiding van het toepassingsbereik van de regelgeving, meer focus te leggen op (verplichte) controle van naleving van de verordening voorafgaand aan een verwerking van persoonsgegevens, in combinatie met een uitgebreider arsenaal aan handhavingsinstrumenten voor de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, zal de bescherming van privacy voor burgers in de EU toenemen.

Steven Bastiaans Junior Associate Amsterdam