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Following the publication by the European Commission of the draft adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and related documents, the Article 29 Working Party has conducted its assessment in light of the applicable EU data protection legal

“As a rule personal data cannot be used without full transparency on how it is used and with whom it is shared. This is therefore a very serious allegation with far-reaching consequences. ICO is conducting the investigation into this matter. As Chair of the Article 29 Working Party, I fully suport their investigation. The Members of the Article 29 Working Party will work together in this process."

Today the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) held its first plenary meeting. This new, independent EU decision-making-body with legal personality is created by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enters into application as of today. The EDPB succeeds the Article 29 Working Party.

The European Commission published the results of a special Eurobarometer survey on data protection. The results show that Europeans are relatively well aware of the new data protection rules, their rights and the existence of national data protection authorities, to whom they can turn for help when their rights are violated.

On March 30, the CNPD is organizing a DaProLab session (CNPD Open Data Protection Laboratory) for the public research sector on the following topics: Data Protection Impact Assessment and Identification of (co-) data controllers and processors in the context of scientific research.

You have a right of access to the processing of personal data by the Police, the State Intelligence Service, the National Security Authority, the Army, the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Customs and Excise Administration.

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

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

As part of the Digital Lëtzebuerg initiative, the CNPD and the Ministry of State (SMC) are proud to invite you to a series of events specially designed to present the new General Data Protection Regulation and to guide you through its implementation. A conference, which will be held on the 11th October 2016, will aim to present the main changes in the new regulation. From 14th to 18th November, specialized information sessions are organized according to the line of business.

The CNPD has published a new brochure for data controllers and processors. The goal of this publication is to inform businesses, public authorities and associations about their data protection obligations and guide them in their effort to be compliant.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2018!

The annual general meeting of the data protection association ‘Association pour la Protection des Données au Luxembourg’ (APDL) held on 14 June 2017 provided an opportunity for the national data protection commission (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données - CNPD

During its plenary session on 4th June, the EDPB adopted final versions of the Guidelines on Codes of Conduct, the annex to the Guidelines on Accreditation and the annex to the Guidelines on Certification.