The Dutch Data Protection Authority, the CBP, is increasingly finding that organizations are going to court to stop its publications, NL Times reports. CBP President Jacob Kohnstamm is seeking an obligation for investigations to be published. “At this moment alone there are four cases in court. It creates a lot of pressure on our legal department. An obligation to publish would be a helping hand,” he said, noting such transparency could help raise awareness about data collection. “Businesses and governments increasingly do profiling,” he said, adding, “But we are not always aware of it. If I steal a purse, you will see it. If I steal data, it is not so visible.”
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