The chance that identity fraud can be committed with the personal data, such as address details, telephone numbers and citizen service numbers (bsn), which have been stolen in the Netherlands from the corona systems of the Municipal Health Service (GGD), is small according to the National Service for Identity Data (RvIG). How do you estimate […]
With the Central Government’s CopyID app, you can cross out the identity details in a copy of your identity document that organizations do not need or are not allowed to process. This can be, for example, the citizen service number (BSN), but also a passport photo or signature. This depends on the organization and purpose […]
The UWV benefits agency must pay an employee 250 euros in compensation because it wrongly shared information with the employee’s new employer about her previous burnout. This is in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to the Amsterdam court. Read more about this: https://rechtennieuws.nl/59884/uwv-moet-250-euro-schadevergoeding-betalen-na-datalek/
‘Payment details provide a complete picture of someone’s life: what do you spend your money on, which associations are you a member of, who do you associate with, what patterns are visible?’ That is why the AP considers it important to point out the privacy rules to the banking sector and has sent a letter […]
Menzis has to pay a penalty of 50,000 euros from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DDPA) because people within the organization may have had unauthorized access to health data. Menzis reports this on Thursday in the 2018 annual report. Data that employees were not allowed to view because of their position could still be requested. […]
Minister Bruno Bruins (Healthcare) wants the Dutch Data Protection Authority to investigate whether the medical data of hundreds of thousands of Dutch patients is kept safe. The AD revealed on Saturday that hospitals have recently started to have patient data stored in the Google cloud. Price experts and MPs are critical of the choice for […]
For all payment services, with the exception of the service that consists of offering an account information service, explicit permission must be given. asked. The way in which this consent is obtained must be free, unambiguous, informed and specific. Consumers should also be able to withdraw their consent easily. Of course, just like other organizations, […]
Are recruitment agencies storing too much personal data? The recruitment industry appears to be massively violating the legal basis for retaining personal data in GDPR. In addition to salary, work experience and education, many employers also want to know other matching / selection criteria such as preference for a man or woman, Western or non-Western […]
We have many applications to share messages and data within your organization. This usually concerns free software for storing or sending information online. Good examples are WhatsApp, Dropbox and Skype. It is important to consider where all this information actually goes because of the GDPR. If you provide data to these authorities by means of […]
The GDPR is in full swing! We’ve already talked about how you can make your company GDPR compliant by applying technical and organizational measures in previous blog posts. Are you still unsure about the best way to approach this? Then request a AVG Advice process from Data Privacy Partners! But what about web shops? Most […]
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