GDPR News

May 2, 2023

Meta braces for data transfers suspension order and GDPR fine

Meta has revealed that it is bracing itself for a potential disruption to its EU-U.S. data flows and an imposing GDPR fine from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.

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May 2, 2023

German regulators launch inquiry into ChatGPT GDPR compliance

German officials have stepped in to duly investigate the company’s adherence to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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May 2, 2023

EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data

EU Court emphasized that the transmission of pseudonymized data to a data recipient will not be considered personal data if the recipient cannot re-identify the data subjects.

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May 2, 2023

Finnish DPA: marketing consent as requiremnt for participation in lottery is acceptable

Requiring a consent for marketing emails is acceptable prerequisite for lottery participation, says Finnish DPA.

May 2, 2023

Italy restores ChatGPT after OpenAI responds to regulator

The ChatGPT chatbot is once again operational in Italy.

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April 25, 2023

EDPB promotes consistent approach for 101 NOYB data transfers complaints

The European DPAs published a report on the work of the task force established to investigate the 101 NOYB complaints.

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April 25, 2023

CJEU Advocate General delivers Opinion on the right of access for purposes unrelated to data protection

The AG suggested that GDPR requires companies to provide personal data copies to individuals, regardless of why it was requested.

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April 25, 2023

German Supervisory Authorities Publish Opinion on Subscription Websites

German DPAs issued an opinion concerning websites that offer visitors options to access a free version which tracks user behavior or a paid version without monitoring.

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April 19, 2023

UK presses on with post-Brexit data protection reform

UK moves on with data protection reform to make it more “flexible”, while critics warn of risks.

April 18, 2023

MEPs against greenlighting data transfers with the U.S. under current rules

expressed concerns regarding the adequacy decision proposed by the European Commission, asserting that a data transfer between the EU and U.S. would not guarantee sufficient safeguards for personal data protection.

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April 18, 2023

EDPB adopted letter to EU institutions on data sharing for AML/CFT purposes

The EDPB expressed serious reservations about certain additions which would enable private entities to acquire personal information from each other regarding “suspect transactions”