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Data as an asset — New Publication

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Click here to download. Data is an asset. Many of today’s successful companies are based on data-driven business models. Big tech businesses are naturally leading the way, but across all sectors businesses are under pressure to leverage or monetize data. Monetizing data can be done in various ways, such as personalizing products or services, making manufacturing or logistic processes more efficient, automating tasks and operations, engaging in targeted advertising and improving internal systems, just to…

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Looking Ahead: Assessing the TMT Sector in 2019

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What does 2019 hold for businesses in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications sector and what legal and regulatory trends should be on their radar? A complex question in a world in which the boundaries between areas are blurring to an extent that car manufacturers are becoming tech companies, traditional content producers are launching their own direct-to-consumer streaming services, and telecommunications providers are moving into adjacent industries to make up for declines in traditional revenues. Everywhere,…

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Netherlands Update: Enforcement Agenda of the Dutch DPA for 2017

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On 27 January, the data protection authority in the Netherlands (“Dutch DPA”) published its main policy priorities (so called “themes”) for the year 2017. Apart from the GDPR, the themes include: profiling, special / sensitive personal data and data security. For companies doing business in the Netherlands, the Dutch DPA’s enforcement agenda is relevant, as it is one of the very few sources to rely on when trying to assess enforcement risks and exposure. Here…