GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation
Additional Fines in the Area of Personal Data Protection
The fact that underestimating personal data protection does not pay off has been repeatedly demonstrated by several data giants such as Google, Facebook, or Amazon.
GDPR a year after: news and lessons learned
Invitation to a workshop “GDPR a year after: news and lessons learned”
GDPR and protection of personal data
The law firm Stuchlíková & Partners provides comprehensive legal advice relating to the protection of personal data and the GDPR.
EU-US Privacy Shield may soon not be a guarantee of the legal transfer of personal data to the US under the GDPR
On 5 July 2018, the European Parliament adopted Resolution 2018/2645 (RSP) on the adequacy of the EU-US Privacy Shield for the protection of European citizens when transferring their personal data to the US. This occurred in response to the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica case, when the company had abused Facebook data for more than 2.7 million European citizens in connection with the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The GDPR will come into force on 25 May 2018 and will introduce severe sanctions of up to EUR 20 million or 4% of annual global turnover for cases of breaching the obligations relating to personal data.
Supreme Administrative Court - Even someone committing a crime is entitled to personal data protection
The Supreme Administrative Court recently decided on an important dispute related to balancing the rights for personal data protection and the protection of property. This case, which was a hot topic among the professional and general public, concerned the penalties of the Personal Data Protection Office imposed on an operator of an electric bicycle rental business who disclosed on social media photos from security cameras of a person accused of stealing bicycles at their premises.