Dutch police fined for filming passersby to check on social distancing
The Dutch privacy watchdog has fined the Rotterdam police force €50,000 for using cars equipped with cameras to monitor social distancing rule.
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UK Privacy Regulator Names and Shames Breached Firms
ICO publishes detailed list of complaints and investigations.
Companies use design to take our time, money and personal data
Many companies use deceptive design to hold on to customers, increase sales, or acquire personal data.
EU court rules Airbnb must provide rental info to tax authorities
Short-term accommodation services company Airbnb must provide information in rental contracts to tax authorities and withhold tax under a national regime.
UK ICO Publishes New Direct Marketing Guidance and Checklists
ICO published a package of detailed guidance and checklists for direct marketing activities.
New UK guidance on Transfer Risk Assessments
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published an update to its guidance on international transfers.
EU institutions sign European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles
Presidents of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council signed the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles.
Apple should face 6 million euro fine, adviser to French privacy watchdog says
Apple should face a 6 million euro ($6.3 million) fine for breach of privacy rules, the top adviser to CNILs sanction body recommended.
Ombudsman finds EU monitoring over Irish data ‘appropriate’
The EU Ombudsman has concluded an investigation into the European Commission’s monitoring of the application of data protection rules in Ireland.
Microsoft launches EU ‘data boundary’ from next year
Pitches storage, cloudy software compliance to twitchy EU customers thinking about GDPR.
EDPB adopts statement on CJEU PNR judgment
EDPB adopted a statement on the recent judgment C-817/19 of the CJEU on the use of passenger name record data.
Portuguese Data Protection Authority fines the National Institute of Statistics € 4.3 million
he Portuguese DPA issued a Decision imposing a fine of € 4,300,000 to the National Institute of Statistics for violations in the processing of sensitive data.