Field Fisher Waterhouse's Privacy and Information Law Blog reports on Hungary's new Data Protection Act, saying that while strengthening the Data Protection Authority and including legitimate interest as a legal basis are steps forward, other provisions within the act represent backwards movement. Victoria Hordern writes that including requiring a registration to process personal data and a subsequent registration fee; high standards for the legitimate interest condition, and the omission of binding corporate rules are examples of where the act misses the mark. Hordern asserts, "It is also completely out of step with the discussions elsewhere in the EU about reforming the data protection framework around international transfers."
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