Guidelines on Automated individual decision-making and Profiling for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679

On February 6, 2018, Working Party 29 (WP29) adopted the Guidelines on Automated individual decision-making and Profiling for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679 (wp251rev.01). Advances in the capabilities of big data analytics, as well as the widespread availability of personal data on the internet and from Internet of Things (IoT) devices can allow aspects of […]

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Guidelines on consent under Regulation 2016/679

The Guidelines on consent under Regulation 2016/679 provide a thorough analysis of the notion of consent. Controllers must always consider which one is the appropriate lawful ground for the processing. Consent remains one of six lawful bases to process personal data, as listed in Article 6, GDPR. The data subject shall have a genuine choice […]

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List of GDPR Guidelines prepared by WP29

Finalised GDPR Guidelines – Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (DPO), more here; – Guidelines on the right to data portability, more here; – Guidelines for identifying a controller or processor’s Lead Supervisory Authority, more here; – Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and determining whether processing is “likely to result in a high risk”, […]

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WP29’s plenary meeting: final guidelines on breach notification and profiling

In its plenary meeting held in February 2018, Working Party 29 (WP29) examined certain critical matters regarding the implementation of Regulation 2016/679, the s.c. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Among other documents, WP29 also adopted the final version of its guidelines on data breach notification and guidelines on automated individual decision-making and profiling. Moreover, the plenary […]

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WP29’s plenary meeting: final guidelines on DPIA and opening for comments on data breach notification and profiling

At its plenary meeting held in October 2017, Working Party 29 (WP29) examined certain critical matters regarding the implementation of Regulation 2016/679, the so called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). WP29 approved the final version of the DPIA guidelines Guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessment after having examined the comments received during the public consultation which ended […]

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