Dutch Data Protection Authority Expands Data Breaches Guidelines
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, (the “Dutch DPA”)) announced that it had expanded its guidance on data breaches.
The update seeks to answer inquiries and questions about data breaches received by the Dutch DPA from organizations since 2016, says a news report. Outlined in the update is that both companies and governments must immediately report to the AP as soon as they have a serious data breach and that people affected by the data breach be notified as well.