One of the breaking news today that the Italian data protection authority (Garante) has decided to block the use of ChatGPT and the related data processing activities in Italy with immediate effect. In connection with the use of ChatGPT, the star of artificial intelligence (AI) developments in…
Data transfers to the USA: is the new Privacy Shield coming?
The European Commission and the United States announced in a joint statement earlier this year that an agreement on the principles of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework had been reached. After this announcement, everyone has been waiting for the publication of the Executive Order to be…
The EU Commission has published its proposal for the Data Act
An important step in the development of EU data law is the publication of the first draft of the Data Act, which took place on 23 February. The proposal is based on the EU's data strategy of 2020. The proposal seeks to create harmonised rules that promote access to data, the sharing of data assets…
Post-quantum encryption obligation in Hungary
In December 2021, the Hungarian Parliament amended the Act on Electronic Information Security of State and Local Government Bodies in order to define the basic requirements for post-quantum encryption, designate the authority responsible for the topic and define the scope of application of…
New Act on National Data Assets in Hungary
A new act on national data assets ("National Data Assets Act") has been approved and published in Hungary and the new law will be in force from 27th of July, 2021.
What do national data assets mean and why is the new act important in the data economy?
National data assets mean data held by public…
Data protection herd immunity
The past bit more than one year has been in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and a number of concepts that have previously been used only in scientific publications have become part of the public discussion. These include, among others, reproduction rate, flattening of the epidemic curve, and…
Are we close to a final e-Privacy Regulation?
The draft e-Privacy Regulation had a fairly adventurous journey in the last 4 years, following the publication of its first version by the Commission in January 2017. Dozens of versions of the regulation have been prepared during the successive EU presidencies, but no consensus has been reached…
Preparation for the post-quantum era
The potential ability of quantum computing devices and their impact on current data protection practices, especially regarding the applicable data security measures (e.g. encryption) is a topic that needs to be addressed in a timely manner even if we are still far from the everyday and widespread…
The long and winding road: data transfers from the EU to the UK
The Parties reached and agreement on the terms and conditions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the EU and the UK almost at the last minutes before the post-Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. (The TCA is still subject to final approval.)
The text of the draft…
Online conference of DPOs in 2020
It is a legal obligation of the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (NAIH) to organise the annual conference of data protection officers (DPOs). Due to the obligations in the GDPR regarding the appointment of DPOs, the number of DPOs registered by the Hungarian DPA increased significantly, therefore…