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Privacy Backgrounder and Hot Topics for The Netherlands
August 2010
Gerrit-Jan Zwenne
Partner
Bird & Bird |
Gerrit-Jan Zwenne provides us with a data protection backgrounder and addresses the current hot topics in data protection in The Netherlands. He highlights the unique aspects of data protection in The Netherlands as well as some of the major risks and more importantly mitigating controls that are necessary for those of us that do business in The Netherlands. After finishing his PhD on privacy in the banking sector Gerrit-Jan has worked for over 15 years in data protection and privacy law, particularly for data rich companies. In 2007 Gerrit-Jan, who is also an associate professor in privacy law, was in charge of the first phase of the official evaluation of Dutch Data Protection Act.
Topics of interest in this interview include: - Data Protection Authority in The Netherlands
- Cross Border and International transfer of personal information
- Email, internet and video monitoring
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