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France: CNIL publishes national task force's guide to combat fraud and scams during Coronavirus
The French data protection authority ('CNIL') published, on 2 July 2020, the guide ('the Guide') issued by the national task force aimed at helping combat fraud and scams during the COVID-19 ('Coronavirus') crisis and the easing of the lockdown period. In particular, the Guide highlights the increase in scams and fraud during the Coronavirus epidemic, and notes that fraud operations involve, among other things, identity theft by professionals, unsolicited commercial marketing, as well as phishing. In addition, the Guide provides recommendations to aid businesses and consumers reduce the risk of scams, such as avoiding transfers to third countries, consulting blacklists created by the Financial Markets Authority ('AMF'), consulting lists of approved financial establishments, and using effective keys as well as encryption tools.
You can read the press release here and the Guide here, both only available in French.