Region: France

A long-awaited report by a French MP has recommended reforms aimed at bolstering French companies’ defences against foreign data requests.

28 June 2019

After being fined by both France's data regulator and one of its highest courts for privacy infringements earlier this year, Google is set to face renewed court scrutiny of its data practices in the country.

27 June 2019

France’s highest administrative court has annulled a judgment that had ordered a university to make its candidate selection algorithm public.

21 June 2019

France’s data watchdog has fined translation agency Uniontrad Company €20,000 after the company ignored its warnings over employee surveillance and violated the GDPR.

18 June 2019

French lawmakers have introduced legislation which bans the inclusion of judges’ names in statistical analysis of court decisions, prompting concern about restrictions on data-driven businesses.

07 June 2019

France’s data protection regulator has fined property development company SERGIC €400,000 after finding the company had failed to protect user data or put in place retention periods.

06 June 2019

Privacy campaigners have alleged breaches of the GDPR by real-time bidding practices for ads in nine EU countries.

05 June 2019

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14 May 2019

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13 May 2019

France’s 1968 blocking statute has been a headache for French companies facing foreign disclosure requests for half a century. With reform potentially on the way, how could life be made easier for data holders currently caught between a rock and a hard place?

13 May 2019