Just Four in 10 Privacy Executives Are Confident About Adapting to New Regulations
Adapting to an increasingly volatile regulatory environment is the top priority for privacy executives, with only approximately four in 10 […]
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Hacker Finds He Can Remotely Kill Car Engines After Breaking Into GPS Tracking Apps
A hacker broke into thousands of accounts belonging to users of two GPS tracker apps, giving him the ability to […]
Facebook breached Canada’s privacy law
Canadian regulators on Thursday found that Facebook committed “serious” breaches of local laws over its mishandling of users’ personal information, […]
Greek DPA Issues EUR 30,000 Fine For Data Protection Violation
On April 15, 2019, the Greek Data Protection Authority fined Hellenic Petroleum S.A. EUR 20,000 for unlawful processing of personal […]
UAE bans exporting health data and restricts domestic use
In March of this year, the UAE issued Law No. 2 of 2019 Concerning the Use of Information and Communication […]
EDPB’s Position on Clinical Trials Creates Friction with Other EU Legislation
Clinical trials in the EU include the collection of sensitive health data from patients. Trial sponsors are obliged to reconcile […]
Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by FTC Over Privacy Issues
Facebook said on Wednesday that it expected to be fined up to $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission for […]
Danish DPA’s fine offers insight on enforcement of lawful processing principles
A recent fine imposed by the Danish DPA gives some guidance on how processing requirements for personal data, set in […]
Italy’s DPA Fines Data Processor for Information Security Failures
Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante, has issued a 50,000 EUR fine against a data processor platform for its failures to […]
Facebook Custom Audience illegal without explicit user consent, Bavarian Data Protection Authority rules
Online shops and marketers routinely share customer data with Facebook to reach them with targeted advertising. Turns out: in many […]
Dutch DPA Issues Guidelines on Privacy Policies Following Investigation
On April 17, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (the “Dutch DPA”) issued six recommendations (in Dutch) […]
Apple Face-Recognition Blamed for False Arrest
A New York student sued Apple Inc. for $1 billion, claiming the company’s facial-recognition software falsely linked him to a […]