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July 30, 2021

Germany’s highest court widens the scope of data subject access requests in Germany

Germany’s highest civil court, the Federal Court Of Justice, has published a decision specifying the scope of data subject access requests (DSARs).

July 30, 2021

Dutch DPA Fines TikTok 725,000 EUR for Transparency Violations

Dutch DPA imposed a €725,000 fine on TikTok for violating the privacy of young children namely for the company’s alleged lack of transparency.

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July 30, 2021

Insights into the Future of Data Protection Enforcement

The FPF released a report “Insights into the future of data protection enforcement: Regulatory strategies of European Data Protection Authorities for 2021-2022”

July 30, 2021

Hacker downloads close to 300,000 Estonian personal ID photos

A hacker was able to obtain over 280,000 personal identity photos following an attack on the state information system.

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July 30, 2021

Biden Gives “Five Eyes” Access To Everyone’s Social Media

For years, Americans have largely ignored corporate social media surveillance. But all of that is about to change, thanks to President Biden.

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July 28, 2021

QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.

Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don’t want to give them up.

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July 28, 2021

The Italian DPA sanctions a food delivery company for monitoring drivers

Italian supervisory authority published an injunction against a company operating a food delivery app over the processing of riders’ personal data with respect to the use of algorithms for the management of the orders.

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July 28, 2021

What Should Happen to Our Data When We Die?

Anthony Bourdain’s A.I.-generated voice is just the latest example of a celebrity being digitally reincarnated. These days, though, it could happen to any of us.

July 28, 2021

US federal privacy law important to Privacy Shield replacement

As negotiators work to find a Privacy Shield replacement, some say part of the solution lies within a federal privacy law.

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July 28, 2021

Clubhouse Denies Data Breach Claims, No Users’ Phone Numbers Leaked

Clubhouse, the voice-based chat app, has denied allegations of a data breach that started doing rounds on the internet last week.

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July 28, 2021

Cookie compliance: 40 additional organizations on the radar of the CNIL

As part of its global strategy to ensure compliance with its new cookies mandatory guidelines, the CNIL issued formal notices for not enabling users to accept or refuse cookies using equally easy steps.