International data transfers: new complications, thoughts and solutions

Renaud Le Squeren, Partner – Avocat à la Cour at DSM Avocats à la Cour and Vice President of  APDL, participated in Data Privacy Day and spoke on the topic of “international data transfers: new complications, thoughts and solutions”. Slides: https://dataprivacyday.lu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/05_APDL_DataPrivacyDay2023.pdf To know more about the speakers and the event (DataPrivacyDay 2023): https://dataprivacyday.lu/ Watch the […]

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A DATA PROTECTION EXPERT (Lawyer or jurist) Company: DSM Avocats à la cour Location: Luxembourg Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time DSM – Offre recrutement data protection 2023

Data Privacy Day 2023 : Online registration is available

Data Privacy Day 2023 will be held at the end of the month on the occasion of the Data Protection Day with a focus on the value of educating and interpreting in Privacy. Online registration is now open and the schedule is available. We would be happy to welcome you and share useful information related […]

CSWL GALA & AWARDS NIGHT 2022

The ceremony recognised organisations and professionals for their strong commitment and engaged work towards the continued development of cybersecurity -and data protection-related activities. DPO of the Year: Maximilien Spielmann, Commissaire du Gouvernement à la protection des données auprès de l’État CISO of the Year: Guy Isler, CISO, Centre Commun de la Sécurité Sociale Huge congratulations […]

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Data Protection Expert (m/f) Company: Caisse nationale de santé CNS Location: Luxembourg-ville Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Part Time   Lawyer (m/f) Company: CapitalatWork Foyer Group Location: Luxembourg Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time

Interview with Matthieu Gatineau, DPO of the Year 2021

Matthieu Gatineau, DPO at Servior and recently awarded DPO of the Year 2021, joined Steve Clement, Security Engineer at CIRCL, for a conversation about his vision of data protection. “The DPO is the human face and/or voice of digital transformation, raising awareness of the risks inherent in the use of increasingly complex information systems that […]

Discover the DPO of the year 2021

      Matthieu GATINEAU, DPO of Servior and member of the APDL Board of Directors, received the 2021 DPO of the Year award.  

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*Data Protection Officer (m/f), BDO Luxembourg (septembre 2021) Read Recruitment Advertisement DPO BDO Luxembourg   *Data Protection Officer (m/f), La Cour des Comptes Européenne (avril 2020) Lire Annonce DPO Court des Comptes Européenne    

Are you going to be the new DPO of the Year?

As every year, as part of Cybersecurity week, the best security and data protection professionals will be rewarded. We invite you to apply for the DPO of the Year category and join the 2019 and 2020 winners, Stéphane Omnes and Eric Bedell. The application process is open now. More information here

Data retention and destruction under the GDPR

The APDL and Sopra Steria organized a virtual breakfast “Guidelines on the retention and destruction of data under the GDPR” on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The content of this event was based on a guide developed by the APDL Technical Commission which had initiated work on the management of […]

CALL FOR TRUSTWORTHY INSTANT MESSAGING

APDL joined the call for the implementation of secure instant messaging standards that protect privacy and people’s rights, and that do not rely on a single entity. We are currently 25 supporting entities and seek to increase the number of public and private players as well as citizens joining the movement. The Position Paper, including […]

Webinar CREOBIS

CREOBIS will organize in Luxembourg on February 23 a webinar devoted to the new obligations in terms of the transfer of personal data. You will find attached the link to the training web page: https://creobis.eu/event/GDPR-Transfert-de-donnees APDL members benefit from a 10% reduction on registration fees with the code: W009-APDL This event is the sole responsibility of […]

Seasons’s greetings

The entire Board of Directors sends you its best wishes for the year 2021!

Covid-19 tracking applications and your personal data

Do the Covid tracking applications respect the fundamental principles of personal data protection? Emma Goodwin and Renaud Le Squeren, two administrators of the APDL brought elements of answers on the subject during the webinar given as part of Cybersecurity Week 2020. Find the presentation support here: APDL Cybersecurity week RLS Replay : https://youtu.be/ppaLvft1umE Link to the […]

6th Annual General Meeting

The APDL Annual General Meeting  took place on Wednesday, October 7 in the premises of DSM. Following the candidacies submitted prior to the General Assembly meeting, fourteen members were elected to replace members of the board of directors at the end of their term of office or who have resigned, in the persons of: Nathalie […]

Survey LëtzBlock

LëtzBlock, the Luxembourg Blockchain & DLT Association, is currently drafting a paper on “smart contracts” legal framework in Luxembourg and has recently launched a survey to invite interested stakeholders to share their views on this topic(with a focus on legal and regulatory matters). As a preliminary remark, the starting point for our survey was the […]

DPO of the Year 2020: registrations are open

Registration for the DPO of the Year election during the Cybersecurity week is now open. For more information, click  here

European Security Forum

We are happy to support the European IT security and data protection gathering, European Security Forum, held on September 15th and 16th*, 2020 online. To comply with the health restrictions and stop the spread of the virus, the event – from conferences to networking sessions – will be available via video from all around the […]

ISACA News

On behalf of ISACA I would like to inform you of the next ISACA event, which will take place on September 9, 2020. “Isaca “SheLeadsTech” program is looking to increase the awareness and inclusion of women in the IT area. Isaca Luxembourg is encouraging this initiative and organises an afterwork online conference on 9 september […]

Happy New Year 2020

Cher Membre,  L’ensemble du conseil d’administration vous présente en cette année 2020 ses meilleurs vœux de bonheur et de réussite. Nous vous invitons, pour commencer cette nouvelle année, à nous rejoindre le 28 janvier pour célébrer la journée de la protection des données. Vous trouverez toutes les informations concernant cet évènement sur https://dataprivacyday.lu/ Nous espérons […]