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Le service intégré de l'accueil et de l'orientation (SIAO) – Court Ruling (France, 2019)
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The French Conseil d’Etat ruled on a complaint regarding a new database for asylum seekers, stating that a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) must be conducted before and updated after processing personal data. This is significant because it reinforces the need for ongoing assessments of data protection risks.
What happened
NGOs complained about a new joint database for asylum seekers and the need for a DPIA.
Who was affected
Asylum seekers whose personal data will be processed in the new database.
What the authority found
The court ruled that a DPIA must be conducted before and updated after the processing operation begins.
Why this matters
This case highlights the importance of continuously assessing data protection risks, reminding organizations to regularly evaluate their data handling practices.
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Several NGOs brought a complaint before the Conseil d’Etat to stop a new form of cooperation between two national services (SIAO and OFII) in charge of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection. This new form of cooperation leads to a new joint database and, thus, to a new processing operation of the applications for asylum by the SIAO and the OFII. This new database includes the personal data of the asylum seekers. The Conseil d’Etat had to assess when the Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) according to Article 35 GDPR should be carried out in this case. The Conseil d’Etat stated that the DPIA must be carried out prior to the processing operation, but it must also be updated after the actual launch of the processing operation to ensure that the risks to the rights and freedoms of the natural persons whose personal data are processed are always duly taken into account. If further found that carrying out the DPIA when initiating the processing operation was sufficient to comply with Article 35 GDPR.
Outcome
Court Ruling
A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.
Related Cases (0)
No other cases found for Le service intégré de l'accueil et de l'orientation (SIAO) in FR
This is the only recorded case for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Ruling Date
6 November 2019
Authority
Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés
GDPRhub ID
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Le service intégré de l'accueil et de l'orientation (SIAO) - France (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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