Nowadays it is almost inconceivable to carry out any economic activity without data processing. No matter how small the business may be, the processing of personal data, including customer data, partner data or employee data, is usually a necessary part of its operations. Therefore, compliance with…
Why was ChatGPT banned in Italy?
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…
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…
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…
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…
Recording as a key element in evaluating data processing activities
According to the definition of data processing in the GDPR, processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means. The definition also gives examples of activities that shall be regardad as processing.…
Data protection vs. freedom of expression and information
The Hungarian DPA (NAIH) published two decisions (NAIH/2020/1154 and NAIH/2020/838) in connection with the list of the 50 wealthiest Hungarians and the list of the biggest family-owned businesses published by Forbes Hungary. The amounts of the fines were EUR 5,780 (HUF 2,000,000) and EUR 7,225 (HUF…
International data transfers after Schrems II
One of the most important data protection related news this summer is the European Court of Justice's judgment in Schrems II case published on 16th of July (Case C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd, and Maximillian Schrems).
The judgment contains the following main…
Takeaways from the (so far) highest GDPR fine in Hungary
At the beginning of June, the Hungarian DPA published a decision imposing an administrative fine of HUF 100 million (approx. EUR 290,000) under the GDPR. The fine was much higher than the data protection fines imposed in Hungary so far (the highest amount of fines previously imposed was HUF 30…