The Italian Data Protection Authority’s recent decision provided guidance on the true meaning of personal data anonymization and the crucial distinction between the DPO as a monitor – not an executor. In a world driven by AI and public surveillance, both concepts are more relevant than ever.
On April 10, 2025, the Garante issued a
Continue Reading ITALY: Personal data anonymization and the risk of the DPO being an executor
While appointing and registering a DPO has been mandatory in China for many years, a portal has now finally been established for organisations to register those DPOs with the China data protection authority. This resolves long-standing uncertainty over how DPOs must be registered, and over relevant qualifications and location of the DPO. The deadline for
Continue Reading CHINA: DPOs must be registered before 29 August 2025
Following Malaysia’s introduction of data breach notification and data protection officer (“DPO”) appointment requirements in last year’s significant amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) (click here for our summary), the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia (“Commissioner”) recently released guidelines that flesh out such requirements, titled the
Continue Reading Malaysia: Guidelines Issued on Data Breach Notification and Data Protection Officer Appointment
Background
March 2023 saw the launch of the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB’s) second coordinated enforcement action (CEF 2023), which focused on the designation and position of Data Protection Officers (DPOs). Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across the EEA have launched coordinated investigations into this topic. In particular
Continue Reading Europe: EDPB coordinated enforcement action identifies areas of improvement to promote the role and recognition of DPOsAuthors: Denise Lebeau-Marianna, Divya Shanmugathas and Lucie Dubecq-Princeteau
On 15 March 2023, the French Supervisory Authority (the “CNIL”) unveiled in a post its four key priorities regarding its upcoming investigations for 2023 targeting specific sectors (I), to which it added another topic related to DPO in line with the coordinated enforcement framework of
