Comments of A. Koronaios on kathimerini.gr – Seven years after GDPR
Seven years after GDPR: The tricks of companies and the defense of citizens. Lawyers as well as the President of the Data Protection Authority answer the questions of "K".
Electronic surveillance of smartphones: The Report of the Council of Europe
Ten points from the recent Report of the Council of Europe on "Pegasus" spyware and its impact on human rights.
Electronic surveillance of smartphones: European Supervisor vs “Pegasus”
What we learned from the recent Preliminary Remarks of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on modern electronic surveillance tools and in particular on "Pegasus".
GDPR: 18 scenarios of personal data breaches
Guidelines 1/2021 of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) with examples of personal data breach notification (Guidelines 1/2021) approach this issue for the first time in such a practical way. The Guidelines were published in January 2021, were put to public consultation until March...
GDPR: The DPO under the microscope of the supervisory authorities
Data Protection Officer (DPO): key position in the public and private sector for the correct and full implementation of the legal framework for the protection of personal data. According to the GDPR, some controllers and processors are required to designate a DPO. In short, this obligation applies...
Personal data and cameras: The Annual Reports of Cyprus and Greece
In accordance with decision No. 12/2021, published on April 7, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) imposed on a company a fine of 2,000 euros for illegal camera operation against employees. The video surveillance system did not have a recorder, but transmitted image to the mobile phone of the owner of the company...
GDPR and emails automatic forwarding of (former or current) employees
The issue of handling the professional e-mail address of an employee, especially after his departure, remains at the forefront of the daily news, with a series of supervisory authorities' decisions. The practice that seems to be adopted very often by companies is the automatic forwarding of emails of the former employee - and sometimes of the current -...
GDPR and excessive personal data: “less is more”
A few days ago, the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection of Cyprus presented to the President of the Republic the Report of her Office in 2019. The Report includes activities of the Commisioner's Office with great interest in the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, also known as GDPR, which is the spine...
GDPR and “journalism”: Zooming in recent developments
Following the recent penal complaints against sex offenders, the violence in Athens, the public announcements and the posting of videos on the internet, the issue of the processing of personal data in the context of "journalism" is rapidly returning to the forefront. The latter for the needs of this informative article means lato sensu...
GDPR: Data Protection Day – Top 15 Fines
On 28.01.2021, the European Data Protection Day was celebrated for the 15th time. Its introduction by the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe, since 2007, aims to inform and raise public awareness on relevant issues. In order to celebrate this day and the purpose it serves, the 15 largest...