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The Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Recommendation Concerning Data Processing for Direct Marketing Purposes

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

On January 17, The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published Recommendation no 01/2020 providing Guidance on direct marketing. The Recommendation provides a methodology on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when conducting direct marketing. Definition of Direct Marketing.

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How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to analyst firm IDC , 93% of pharmaceutical companies and 72% of biotech companies already have business-critical applications in the cloud, including product lifecycle management, analytics, revenue management, and much more. How to protect healthcare data from a cyber attack pandemic. Data security.

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NHS’ Plans to Share Patient Records with Third Parties

Data Matters

The Notice further states that the data will never be shared with marketing or insurance companies. Although, data shared with e.g., a pharmaceutical company for research purposes would be made in reliance on NHS Digital’s legitimate interests. the right to object and/or erase personal data) do not apply.

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CNIL Unveils 2017 Inspection Program and 2016 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

This legislation strengthens the transparency requirements and increases the maximum level of fines from €150,000 to €3 million for data protection infringements. health and social sector issues such as difficulties accessing medical or social records, and the creation of pharmaceutical records without consent (3 percent of complaints).

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EU: Binding Corporate Rules are Generating Greater Interest

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Multinationals increasingly turning to BCRs as providing more legal certainty for personal data transfers from the EU. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) brought about stricter data protection rules, and increased penalties for breaching these rules. Following market leaders.

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New Cybersecurity Directives (NIS2 and CER) Enter into Force

Hunton Privacy

However, the concept of an “essential entity” is much broader and will also capture many organizations that have, to-date, not been subject to the NIS regime—for example, pharmaceutical companies and operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission.

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China’s First Data Protection Measures Lifting Its Veils

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Article 2 of the draft Data Security Measures states that the provisions therein govern all sector data processing activities (including, but not limited to, data collection, retention, transfer, and processing and use), that use cyber technologies within the territory of the People’s Republic of China.