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When in France, don’t tie yourself up

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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October 6 2012

French companies looking to monitor their employees’ communications should make sure they haven’t unwittingly restricted themselves more than the law requires

France continues to limit workplace privacy protections

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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May 26 2012

France’s highest appeals court has again narrowed the scope of employees’ privacy rights in the workplace

French court narrows the scope of workplace privacy

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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May 19 2012

The Bordeaux Court of Appeals in France has ruled, in Pierre B. v. Epsilon Composite, that a company was justified in reviewing emails sent by an employee using a workplace computer, since the employee had not identified the messages as personal

A more refined French cookie recipe

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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May 12 2012

The French data protection authority last month released a revised version of its guidance on cookies

French privacy police announce audit priorities

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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May 5 2012

France’s data protection authority has unveiled its audit program and enforcement agenda for 2012

French court narrows the scope of immunity for websites

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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February 4 2012

A French court of appeals has ruled, in Jean-Marc D. vs. JFG Networks, that a blog site was not immune from liability for violations of France’s data privacy statute

France still in search of perfect cookie

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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November 26 2011

France’s data protection agency, the Commission National de l’Informatique et des Libertés, has released yet more guidance on acceptable practices for implementing amendments to EU privacy law that requires website operators to obtain user consent prior to the installation of cookies

Let them eat cookies

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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European Union, France
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September 3 2011

A new French ordinance allows businesses seeking to place cookies on a user’s computer to rely on web browser settings to satisfy the European Union requirement that they first obtain user consent

France seeks to dredge the Safe Harbor

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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May 14 2011

France's data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has announced that it will step up inspections into companies that transfer personal data internationally

Liberté, égalité but no anonymité

Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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France
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April 2 2011

France has finally promulgated Decree 2011-219, which implements the 2004 Law on Confidence in the Digital Economy (LCEN) (2004-575