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The European data protection authorities assembled in the Article 29 Working Party take note of the milestone decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of 6 October 2015 in the Maximilian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner

The Article 29 Working Party has recently published the results of a survey on cookie usage of 478 websites frequently used by European citizens. According to the survey, there's improvement in information but cookies are still being set without

Safer Internet Day (SID) is organised by Insafe in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.Safer Internet Day 2015 will

In the context of the Data Protection Day, the National Commission for Data Protection, in collaboration with the APDL and Security made in Lëtzebuerg, organized a conference on the challenges ahead of the European regulation on data protection, followed by

On 27 January 2015, the National Commission for Data Protection, represented by Tine A. Larsen (President) and Georges Wantz (Commissioner), met with former Acting Secretary of Commerce and General Counsel of the United States, Cameron Kerry, and former Minister of

The National Commission for Data Protection wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

According to a judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Data Protection Directive applies to a video recording made with a surveillance camera installed by a person on his family home and directed towards the public

The new composition of Luxembourg’s data protection authority has been announced on 7th November 2014. Ms Tine A. Larsen (lawyer), Mr Thierry Lallemang (lawyer) and Mr Georges Wantz (IT and technology specialist) have been appointed as commissioners. Ms Larsen

The CNPD and the Chamber of employees (CSL - Chambre des Salariés) published a brochure about surveillance in the workplace. The aim of this publication is to inform the reader on the rights and obligations of the employee and the employer

In May 2014, a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union strenghtened the "right to be forgotten". According to this judgment, a European citizen may ask a search engine operator to remove a link from the list

The UIA (International Association of Lawyers) Privacy & Rights of the Digital Person Commission organises a seminar on data protection in the main courtroom of the European Court of Justice from September 18 to 20. Personal data protection has never

L'agence des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne et le Conseil de l'Europe viennent de présenter leur manuel sur le droit européen de la protection des données dans quatre nouvelles versions linguistiques, dont le français et l'allemand

Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the National Commission for Data Protection presented its 2013 activity report at a press conference in Esch-Belval. A record number of 177 complaints or requests for verification of citizens, 26 investigations, 2054 declarations of organizations

In the field of smart metering, the CNPD is assisting the GIE Luxmetering with the implementation of their operating processes and procedures as part of a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). The aim of this approach is to assess the likelihood

On 2 and 3 April 2014, the annual coordination meeting of the "Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN)" was held in Manchester. The event brought together authorities from 34 countries and from different continents who have powers of intervention and/or

On March 21, the 4th Day of Luxembourg archivists took place with the topic "The archives and the protection of personal data. Cleavages between legislation, research and archival work." Representatives of the National Commission, the General Prosecutor of Luxembourg, many

The first association on privacy and data protection APDL ("Association pour la protection des données au Luxembourg") was established in Luxembourg on 23 October 2013. Its inaugural conference will be held on 11 March 2014. The APDL welcomes members from