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Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-members, rejects FB’s assertion of lack of jurisdiction

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Jay Modrall (BE) on November 23, 2015 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Dispute resolution and litigation

On November 9, 2015, the President of the Brussels Court of First Instance ordered Facebook to stop tracking non-members in Belgium without their consent. The court imposed a penalty of EUR 250,000 per day for non-compliance. The proceeding is the result of a formal recommendation that the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC) issued in May 2015 … Continue reading

Russia’s data localization requirements delayed for Facebook, Google and Twitter

By Vera Shaftan (RU) on September 7, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

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The Russian data protection authority, Roscomnadzor, has given major U.S. technology companies extra time to comply with the Russian data localization law. The law, which went into effect on September 1, 2015, requires companies to store and process all personal data of Russian citizens using databases located in Russia. The law imposes a variety of penalties … Continue reading