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AI tells a French company that a data breach notification to the CNIL is only required if the breach involves credit card numbers or bank details

ID: legal/france-cnil-breach-notification-scope

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82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-09-05First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
GDPR 2018 active — — —
CNIL Guidelines 2023 active — — —

Root Cause

GDPR Article 33 requires notification to the supervisory authority within 72 hours for any breach likely to result in a risk to rights and freedoms, including personal data like names, emails, or IP addresses.

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中文

GDPR第33条要求，任何可能对个人权利和自由造成风险的数据泄露（包括姓名、邮箱或IP地址等个人数据）都必须在72小时内向监管机构报告。

Official Documentation

https://www.cnil.fr/fr/notifier-une-violation-de-donnees-personnelles

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Implement an automated breach detection and notification system that triggers a CNIL notification workflow for any breach involving personal data, regardless of type. 
    Implement an automated breach detection and notification system that triggers a CNIL notification workflow for any breach involving personal data, regardless of type.
  2. 85% success Use the CNIL's online notification form (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/notifier-une-violation-de-donnees-personnelles) within 72 hours; include all required fields even if incomplete. 
    Use the CNIL's online notification form (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/notifier-une-violation-de-donnees-personnelles) within 72 hours; include all required fields even if incomplete.
  3. 82% success Train DPO and IT staff on the GDPR Article 33 definition of 'risk to rights and freedoms' using CNIL examples. 
    Train DPO and IT staff on the GDPR Article 33 definition of 'risk to rights and freedoms' using CNIL examples.

中文步骤

  1. Implement an automated breach detection and notification system that triggers a CNIL notification workflow for any breach involving personal data, regardless of type.
  2. Use the CNIL's online notification form (https://www.cnil.fr/fr/notifier-une-violation-de-donnees-personnelles) within 72 hours; include all required fields even if incomplete.
  3. Train DPO and IT staff on the GDPR Article 33 definition of 'risk to rights and freedoms' using CNIL examples.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 80% fail

    Article 33 applies to any breach that poses a risk to rights and freedoms, not just sensitive data categories.

  2. 88% fail

    Notification is mandatory within 72 hours of becoming aware; delays increase fines up to €20M or 4% of global turnover.

  3. 75% fail

    Even encrypted data requires notification if the encryption key was also compromised or if the breach could still cause harm.