Today privacy compliance requires an understanding of both technical and legal aspects of data processing and security.
For this reason, our team of experts includes professionals with diversified backgrounds, including lawyers, patent attorneys and IT specialists, so that we are uniquely positioned to provide assistance on any data protection issue with a 360-degree view.
Our data protection practitioners advise clients in a variety of industry sectors spanning healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, equipment manufacturing, B2C and B2B. Our team has developed a particular expertise in handling privacy issues for software companies, involving processing of biometric data and AI-automated profiling.
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The European Union General Data Protection Regulation, commonly known as GRPR, can be challenging for any company.
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently published new guidelines for data protection by design and by default (Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25 Data Protection by Design and by Default adopted on 20 October 2020, “the Guidelines”).
Facial recognition technology offers a range of possibilities for controlling access to certain premises or events, for example, to prevent shoplifting or to maintain safety and order at public events.
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published updated guidelines for personal data processing related consents under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in May 2020, namely Guidelines 05/2020 on consent under Regulation 2016/679 (“Guidelines”).
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published updated guidelines concerning consent with respect to personal data processing under the EU´s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in May 2020, namely Guidelines 05/2020 on consent under Regulation 2016/679 (“Guidelines”).
The Finnish Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman recently published two decisions applying GDPR in Finland involving (1) information gathered by electronic locks on the front doors of buildings and (2) sharing otherwise public shareholder information via telephone services.