Hellenic DPA does “ex officio” GDPR compliance investigation

The Hellenic DPA, in order to a) explore the level of compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the specific legislation on e-privacy, b) raise the awareness of data controllers and data subjects, and also c) exercise its envisaged powers, has carried out “ex officio” investigation.

Investigation was initiated in December 2018 and is still ongoing. The Hellenic DPA carried out an investigation to 65 controllers operating online in the fields of financial services, insurance, e-commerce, ticket services and public sector services. DPA  explores the way specific requirements are met in the areas of transparency, the use of cookies, email marketing and the security of websites.

Source: Initial conclusions from the Hellenic DPA’s “ex officio” GDPR compliance investigation