Press releases
2019
The Data Protection Authority defends its arguments before the Court of Appeal in Brussels in the Facebook case
On 27 and 28 March 2019, pleadings in the Facebook case will take place before the Court of Appeal in Brussels. Facebook appealed against the judgment of 16 February 2018 of the Dutch-speaking Court of First Instance in Brussels. The DPA will argue that Belgian courts are competent and that Facebook should be ordered to respect Belgian and European privacy rules when it processes personal data through its cookies, social plug-ins and pixels.
2018
Victory for the Privacy Commission in Facebook proceeding
The 16th of February, the Court of First Instance rendered its judgment in the proceedings on the merits in the case of the Privacy Commission vs. Facebook.
2017
The Belgian Authority publishes new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels
On 16 May 2017, the Belgian Authority published a new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels, in response to the latest modifications to Facebooks cookie policy and the manner in which it processes personal data. The Authority has found that Facebook is now processing even more personal data of both users and non-users of Facebook, without obtaining valid consent and without complying with other legal requirements. The legal proceedings on the merits against Facebook are still ongoing. At the same time, various procedures against Facebook have been initiated by the European Contact Group of Data Protection Authorities, who released a common statement on May 16th 2017.
2017
The Belgian Authority publishes new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels
On 16 May 2017, the Belgian Authority published a new recommendation relating to the processing of personal data by Facebook through cookies, social plug-ins and pixels, in response to the latest modifications to Facebooks cookie policy and the manner in which it processes personal data. The Authority has found that Facebook is now processing even more personal data of both users and non-users of Facebook, without obtaining valid consent and without complying with other legal requirements. The legal proceedings on the merits against Facebook are still ongoing. At the same time, various procedures against Facebook have been initiated by the European Contact Group of Data Protection Authorities, who released a common statement on May 16th 2017.
2016
International review of the GPEN looks at privacy of Internet of Things
The Sweep of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) on how Internet of Things devices use personal data, and how users are kept informed, has been started on 11 April 2016.