Alex Dittel gives an update on recent developments in privacy law as part of Kemp Little’s DPO service, including:

1. The EDPS’ Guidelines on the concepts of controller, processor and joint controllership. Link.
2. Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) issued a guidance on cookies. Link.
3. The ICO’s guidance on the Lawful basis for processing of special category data. Link.
4. The ICO’s opinion on “The use of live facial recognition technology by law enforcement in public places”. Link.
5. EDPB’s Guidance on Data Protection by Design and Default. Link.
6. CNIL’s fine of €500,000 imposed on Futura Internationale in relation to marketing. Link.
7. The German DPA Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit imposed a fine of €9.550.000 to 1&1 Telecom GmbH for a lack of security. Link.
8. The German DPA Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit issued a €10,000 fine to a micro-enterprise telecommunications provider. Link.
9. The Berliner Beauftragten für Datenschutz imposed a €14.5m fine on Deutche Wohnen for breach of the storage limitation principle. Link.
10. The Austrian Datenschutzbehörde imposed an €18m fine on Österreichische Post AG. Link.
11. Advocate General’s opinion on the compatibility with Charter rights of the standard contractual clauses. Link.

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