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11 September 2015

Conseil d'Etat Rules On Automatic Personal Data Processing Relating To Child Pornography Offenses

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On May 20, the Conseil d'Etat upheld a CNIL decision denying authorization to a private company to implement automatic personal data processing to monitor child pornography offenses.
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On May 20, the Conseil d'Etat upheld a CNIL decision (source document in French) denying authorization to a private company to implement automatic personal data processing to monitor child pornography offenses. According to the Conseil d'Etat, private companies are not authorized persons or organizations that can process data on criminal offenses, pursuant to article 9 of the French data protection act.

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