Legislative and enforcement developments concerning artificial intelligence (AI) have received considerable attention recently: first, the data protection authority procedure initiated in Italy concerning ChatGPT (which also resulted in the temporary suspension of the service in Italy) received a…
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…
Drones and data protection
There are several legal aspects related to the use of drones, including a number of data protection issues.
Although no comprehensive legislation has been enacted so far in Hungary, the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (Hungarian DPA) has, similarly to other data protection authorities,…
Data processing in the course of providing online services
Important new guidelines became available
Online services became part of our everyday life. The provision of online services, in almost all cases, goes hand in hand with data processing. On the one hand, we provide our data intentionally to the service providers when we decide to use services online but in other cases, data are collected…
Data processing in the context of a contract
GDPR provides various legal basis for data processing activities, including consent, legitimate interest, mandatory processing. One option is the legal basis that can be applicable to contractual relationships. According to the Preamble to the Regulation:
Processing should be lawful where it is…