2023-09-27 16:02:47
Parliament will vote this Thursday on the bill aimed at revising the Information Security Committee (CSI), an institutional UFO deemed contrary to the Constitution. A failed act, insists MP Catherine Fonck (Les Engagés). Who is worried about the weakening of the Data Protection Authority (DPA). And risks of invasion of privacy. Article reserved for subscribers Journalist at the Economy department By Philippe Laloux Published on 09/27/2023 at 6:02 p.m. Reading time: 6 min
Did the government, particularly the Minister of Health, Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), miss an opportunity to put Belgium back on track in terms of respect for personal data? For the leader of the Engagés in the Chamber, Catherine Fonck, clearly “yes”. At issue: the Information Security Committee (the CSI). This body, unique in Europe, described as an “institutional UFO” by many jurists, was established in 2018 against the opinions of the European Commission, the Council of State and the Data Protection Authority (APD). His role ? Authorize the exchange of data, particularly those related to health, between institutions or federated entities. The problem is that, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), only Parliament, via law, is empowered to determine who, when and how our sensitive data can be collected, used and stored. The CSI had therefore, in a way, replaced the 150 deputies.
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