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ARTICLE · 07 JUNE 2019

GDPR-Related Regulatory Modifications In Hungary

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Almost one year after the GDPR became applicable; Hungary enacted the long-awaited Data Protection ‘Salad' Act. The Data Protection ‘Salad' Act modified 86 Hungarian acts ...

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Almost one year after the GDPR became applicable; Hungary enacted the long-awaited Data Protection 'Salad' Act. The Data Protection 'Salad' Act modified 86 Hungarian acts pursuant to the deregulation and implementation of the GDPR with the aim of bringing the Hungarian regulatory framework in line with the GDPR. The most important changes are the following:

Retention period for camera records (CCTV)

The previous rules governing the retention period for surveillance camera records (3 days, 30 days and 60 days, as applicable) have been repealed. Data controllers may now decide how long they wish to keep such records for, while taking into consideration that they are still obliged to comply with the limitations relating to the storage of such retained records and the purpose of retention. In line with applicable principles, data controllers may only store records for a period deemed necessary for the purposes of camera surveillance. To justify their legitimate

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