Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures

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The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and employers’ obligations and to align more precisely with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It also intends to strengthen the role of the Slovak Data Protection Office (the local equivalent of France’s CNIL) to improve inspection and complaint handling procedures. The bill has been sent to Parli

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