The fall of the Privacy Shield, privacy issues about the handling of the corona crisis and perils surrounding enforcement by the privacy regulator: 2020 was another eventful year in the field of privacy. We would like to take a brief look back with you at important themes and developments on which our experts published in 2020. Below are the top ten best-read articles published on Privacyweb in the past year.
By: Vonne Laan
In March, the Personal Data Authority (AP) added "Corona" to the topics on the landing page of its website. Upon clicking through, the section appears to be summary. In fact, the AP sees no reason to deviate from the standard regime for processing health data.
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By: Gosse Bijlenga
In 2019, Gosse Bijlenga requested the AP's processing register to get more clarity on the privacy regulator's own interpretation of the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG). Recently, he requested the register again. This to see to what extent the register is subject to change.
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By: Marjoleine van Leerdam
The Coronavirus raises privacy-related questions for many employers. Can employees be forced to undergo (medical) examination by, for example, scanning for fever "at the gate"? Can you talk to employees about symptoms they are experiencing? May infections be recorded?
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By: Silvia Vinken
Under Article 15 AVG, a data subject has the right to access personal data processed about him. The question that arises here is whether a decision on a perusal request can legally be regarded as a decision within the meaning of the General Administrative Law Act (Awb). When a request for access is granted by an administrative body, this has a number of consequences. In this blog, Silvia Vinken discusses these consequences.
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By: Julius Duijts
The AVG defines a number of roles for organizations that process personal data. In practice, we find that these roles do not cover all situations. In this article, Julius Duijts discusses a number of practical situations.
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By: Jan Berkvens
On Nov. 1, 2019, the AP published a standard explanation of the concept of "legitimate interest" from the AVG. The AP's norm explanation limits the possibilities of using this basis as a basis for processing personal data. Is this limitation justified?
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By: Elise Troll & Thijs Hannema
On May 29, 2020, the President of the European Council published a "progress report" on developments surrounding the ePrivacy Regulation. This article briefly discusses the state of play based on this report and looks at whether white smoke is expected soon in the ePrivacy file.
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By: Lora Mourcous
The Netherlands is staying home en masse because of the coronavirus. The advice to employers is to allow employees to work from home as much as possible. In addition, the call to employers is to spread employees' working hours as much as possible. Employers are responsible for providing a healthy and safe work environment. Depending on the situation, this may include denying access to the workplace. But in what ways can employers implement this?
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By: Joanne Zaaijer & Menno Borsboom
The Schrems II ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court) rocked the privacy world. Days after the ruling, the European Data Protection Board (EPDB) and the European Commission published a number of documents. This post briefly discusses the published documents.
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By: Merel Geurts
Who doesn't want to know what is going on around their house and who is entering their property? Besides, it's also just handy to be able to tell the mail carrier remotely that the package can be put in the garden. But are consumers aware of the legal issues involved with the gadget?
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