In their latest episode, Conclusion invited Vonne Laan to discuss how the AI Act impacts businesses and individuals, as well as the rules on transparency.
In view of the launch of The Data Lawyers, Eliëtte Vaal and Vonne Laan were requested to partake in an interview by Privacyweb. Why did they make this move? What do they wish to contribute to the privacy sector? What are their biggest annoyances in relation privacy law? Please read the interview for their answers to these and other questions.
What are the exact rules in relation to cookie consent? How can consent be obtained in a compliant but also user friendly manner? The Data Lawyers published a white paper about this topic in cooperation with IIR.
Vonne Laan is the author of the book Boom Basics Privacy Law (Boom Basics Privacyrecht). This is an introductory book on privacy law, especially the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Implementation Act thereof in the Netherlands.
Eliëtte Vaal is invited to speak at the first IAPP Data Protection Intensive of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in the Netherlands.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority published guidance on the privacy rules in relation to corona (COVID-19). But how does this guidance relate to the vision on this of other European Data Protection Authorities? Read more on this in our blog “Privacyperikelen rond Corona (COVID-19): wat zeggen de Europese privacytoezichthouders?” (in Dutch).
Vonne Laan and Eliëtte Vaal wrote an overview article which can be used as easy point of reference in practice. It discusses two concepts under data protection law that have been endlessly debated: that of “controller” and “processor”. How workable are these concepts nowadays? What are the complications in practice and how can they be solved? Read more about this in our article “Back to the basics: Verwerkingsverantwoordelijke of verwerker onder de AVG?”.
Vonne Laan spoke at the Autumn meeting of the Dutch Association for Information Technology & Law (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Informatietechnologie & Recht; NVvIR). A society for approx. 500 legal counsels and lawyers that are specialised in IT and the law.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has announced its focus areas for 2020 - 2023: (I) digital government, (II) trade in data, and (III) artificial intelligence and algorithms.
Eliëtte Vaal wrote an article posing the question whether a judgement of the court of Amsterdam of September 2019 opens the door for class actions based on GDPR infringement in the Netherlands.
The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) – the French Data Protection Authority – published guidelines on how the data protection rules should be applied to blockchain technology. Next to possible issues, the CNIL also provides pointers on how blockchains can be built in a privacy compliant manner. This article provides an overview of these pointers with some additions and critical notes.
In this article Vonne Laan argues that giving an “early bird discount” to prompt payers of privacy fines in the Netherlands, would alleviate and facilitate the congested enforcement department of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens). It’s an opinion piece written for a Dutch newspaper (het Financieel Dagblad).
