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ePrivacy Regulation

February 08, 2017

On 10 January 2017, the European Commission published the official proposal of the revised e-Privacy Regulation, which amends the current e-Privacy Directive. The proposed Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications will increase the protection of people’s private life and open up new opportunities for business. Background of ePrivacy The current E-Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC) …
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Current status of Dutch health data breaches

December 21, 2016

Dutch hospitals already reported 304 cases of lost sensitive information. The official report does not provide all the details, because these may be traced to individual patients or hospitals. Since 1 January 2016, the data breach notification obligation has entered into force. This obligation means that organisations (companies as well …
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