Google opens German centre to improve data privacy
Google has revealed plans to open an engineering centre in Munich as part of the tech giant’s bid to take […]
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Administrative fine of 170.000 € imposed on Bergen Municipality
The Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) has imposed an administrative fine of 1.6 million Norwegian kroner, or the equivalent of 170.000 […]
Bank Secrecy Rules Get a Rethink After Danske Laundering Shock
Danske Bank A/S is turning into a case study for European regulators, legislators and bankers to rethink fundamental assumptions about […]
What GDPR’s first year says about data privacy regulation
Almost a year ago, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. In that year, the United […]
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday it had fined Facebook a total of 1.65 million lira ($270,976.01) […]
Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?
In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements […]
The Five Myths of GDPR
May 2019 marks the first anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and early numbers make clear that its […]
GDPR has frustrated users and regulators
GDPR is turning one year old this month. It’s been a rocky ride. The organization that runs the landmark privacy […]
ICO launches the ‘Be Data Aware’ campaign
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is launching the ‘Be Data Aware’ campaign to help the general public understand how […]
Brussels Court of Appeal refers Facebook case to CJEU
Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced, on 8 May 2019, that the Brussels Court of Appeal issued its judgment in […]
Dutch DPA Issues Guidelines on Privacy Policies Following Investigation
On April 17, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority issued six recommendations for companies, to be taken into account when […]
Benchmarking Data on the First Anniversary of the GDPR
Organizations should already have most of the basic structures for compliance with GDPR in place – the ability to respond […]