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French National Assembly adopts “Digital Republic” bill

Photo of Nadège Martin (FR)Photo of Geoffroy Coulouvrat (FR)By Nadège Martin (FR) and Geoffroy Coulouvrat (FR) on Posted in Compliance and risk management
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn January 26, 2016, the French National Assembly adopted the “Digital Republic” bill  — a comprehensive bill introducing various provisions to regulate the digital sphere within the French society. Access to public data, neutrality of the Internet, access to the digital sphere and communication networks are some of the main subjects covered by this bill. … Continue reading

Google challenges applicability of CNIL’s “right to be forgotten” order to domain extensions outside the EU

Photo of Nadège Martin (FR)By Nadège Martin (FR) on Posted in Compliance and risk management
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightIn a recent blog post, reflecting on Google’s ongoing dispute with France’s CNIL about the scope of the “right to be forgotten,” Peter Fleisher, Google’s Global Privacy Counsel, announced that Google will maintain its position that that company would not comply with the CNIL’s formal notice dated May 21, 2015 to implement individuals’ requests to … Continue reading
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