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Belgium: Belgian DPA imposes a EUR600,000 fine, its highest fine ever, on Google Belgium for non-compliance with right to be forgotten

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The case against Google Belgium SA was initiated by a complaint filed with the Belgian DPA by a Belgian resident on 12 august 2019. GDPR, which grants supervisory authorities the right to exercise its powers on the territory of their own member states. The case against Google Belgium. Competence of the Belgian DPA to act. 2 [link].

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

What follows below is an edited version of the debate in the House of Lords of the Second Reading of the Data Protection Bill, held on 10 October. Decisions also follow a lengthy procedure, so the chances of having an adequacy decision in place by March 2019 are small. So to avoid a cliff edge, we will need transitional arrangements.

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Predictions 2021: Disinformation, SPACs, Africa, Facebook, and a Return to Tech Optimism

John Battelle's Searchblog

But by year’s end folks will realize that antitrust suits are essentially kabuki, an exercise designed to go nowhere and maintain the status quo. Predictions 2019. 2019: How I did. Predictions 2011. 2011: How I Did. Please, MAKE IT SO. Africa rising, China…in question. 2020: How I Did. Predictions 2018.

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