Category Archives: Privacy

Belgian Court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-Facebook members

By Ad van Loon | Published: November 10, 2015

On 9th November 2015, an important decision was taken by the District Court of First Instance in Brussels in summary proceedings. The full judgment is […]

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The processing of personal data: EP vote

By Ad van Loon | Published: March 12, 2014

This morning, the European Parliament voted on the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection […]

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U.S. takes steps to enforce ‘Safe Harbour Agreement’

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 22, 2014

On 21st January 2014 the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with 12 companies that allegedly falsely claimed to comply with the “Safe […]

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EU-U.S. exchanges of personal data: “Lack of transparency and enforcement on the U.S. side”

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 16, 2014

In a speech in the European Parliament on 15th January 2014 on the “Future of the Safe Harbour Agreement in the light of the NSA […]

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Future of the “safe harbor” arrangement for personal data transfers to the U.S.

By Ad van Loon | Published: January 8, 2014

On Wednesday, 15th January 2014, the European Parliament will have a debate the the ‘Future of the Safe Harbour Agreement in the light of the […]

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