The APD/GBA (Belgian DPA) in April 2020 decided upon a complaint made in September 2018 with the authority.[1] The affected person claimed that he was filmed by CCTV of a store while walking outside on the sidewalk. The DPA investigated the complaint and requested from the store owner what can be expected: Storage period of […]
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Dutch DPA imposes fine on company using fingerprint technology for attendance and time registration
The Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, Dutch data protection authority, imposed a fine on a company, which relied on scanning their employees’ fingerprints for attendance and time registration.[1] Facts in a nutshell In the case at hand, the respective company introduced the new fingerprint system in order to reduce the fraudulent abuse of the previous attendance and time […]
The “Cookiewall” crumbles
The Dutch data protection authority on 7th March 2019 issued an opinion[1] on the use of so called “Cookiewalls”, deeming such practice as unlawful in light of the GDPR and announcing intensified audits in regards to the right implementation of cookies in the coming period.[2] European regulation of Cookies The first regulation of cookies at […]