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On 15 February 2022, the European Data Protection Supervisor published Preliminary Remarks on Modern Spyware. In fact, this document directly targets the Pegasus spyware developed by an Israeli company. 

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its draft Data Act, i.e. a proposal for a regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data. The text is part of the European strategy for data launched by the Commission in 2020.

The European Data Protection Supervisor has handed down a positive opinion on the initiative of the European Commission to modernise Directive 2008/48 on credit agreements for consumers, taking into account the increasing digitalisation of this market.

In this blog, we briefly present developments on AI and facial recognition. Several institutions are calling for a moratorium on this technology.

In this blog, we briefly present a Belgian legislative proposition to criminalise 'doxing'.

 

On 14 January 2021, the Constitutional Court validated a legislative measure requiring the inclusion of fingerprints on Belgian eID. According to the Court, it is not contrary to the right to privacy and the right to protection of personal data.

On 6 December 2021, the European Commission published the results of the public consultation on its Data Act. This legislative initiative aims at facilitating data access and use, and reviews the rules on the legal protection of databases.

On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application.

In this blog, we briefly present a judgment of the Belgian Supreme Court of 7 October 2021 on the reading of the eID card to obtain a loyalty card.

On 18 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted a statement on the Digital Services Package proposed by the Commission. The Package refers to a number of legislative proposals aiming at the further use and sharing of data.

In this blog, we present two interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) The supply of a copy of software together with a licence to use it can constitute a "sale of goods”; and (2) WhatsApp in turmoil for its privacy policy and terms of use.

In this blog, we briefly present three interesting matters in the field of digital law: (1) Parliamentary initiatives to tackle cyber attacks; (2) 'Zero tariff' options and open internet access do not mix; (3) Council of State, GDPR and encryption.

On 15 June 2021, the CJEU delivered an important judgment on the one-stop-shop mechanism.

On 6 December 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the processing of biometric data.
 

As of 27 September 2021, the old set of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) can no longer be used in agreements.

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has published a charter on its Inspection Service (the investigating body of the DPA). The document gives information on the process of an inspection and, more globally, on how this Service works.

In a judgment handed down on 1 December 2021, the Market Court annulled the decision on the merits 66/2021 of 4 June 2021 of the Belgian DPA. The decision reprimanded the Belgian Ministry of Finance for not respecting the rights of the data subjects.

On 5 January 2022, the EDPS issued a reprimand to the European Parliament for non-compliance with several provisions of the GDPR for EU Institutions and ordered it to update its data protection notices of an internal corona testing website.