On 6 July 2015, the Hungarian Parliament adopted several amendments (‘Amendments’) to Act CXII 2011 on the Right of Informational Self-Determination and the Freedom of Information (‘Data Protection Act’). The Amendments, currently only available in Hungarian, are designed to develop the data protection and right-to-access public information rules within Hungary, and fix problems the
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Issue relating to single consumer triggers finding of ‘misleading commercial practice’
By Cynthia O’Donoghue on
The ECJ provided a preliminary ruling on Nemzeti Fogyasztovedelmi Hatosag v UPC Magyarorszag, which could have major implications on commercial practices. In this case, the ECJ decided that the communication of erroneous information from business to consumer will be classified as a misleading commercial practice within the meaning of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive…
Hungarian DPA Decision Redefines Concept of Data Controllers and Data Processors
By Cynthia O’Donoghue on
Hungary’s data protection authority, the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH), recently issued a decision fining PepsiCo €5,000 for a data breach. The decision has, however, had wider repercussions, reclassifying the concept of data controllers and data processors.
In October 2012, it was exposed that a Turkish hacker group had been…