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ICO Fines Easylife £1.48 Million For Data Protection Violations
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced a fine in a case that involved inferring health data and using this for marketing.
ICO issue fine of £4.4 to Interserve for security failings
The ICO issued a penalty notice to Interserve Group Limited, imposing a fine of £4.4m for violations of the GDPR security requirements.
CNIL fines Clearview AI with 20 million euros
French data protection authority CNIL imposed a penalty of 20 million euros and ordered Clearview AI to stop collecting and using data on individuals in France.
Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras
The Amazon devices were found to invade privacy and break data laws in a landmark UK case.
Rights holders can’t require ISPs to send warnings to users
A Dutch Court of Appeal held that an Internet service provider could not be mandated to link IP addresses with user data to send them warnings.
UK ICO Publishes Draft Employee Monitoring Guidance for Consultation
UK’s privacy watchdog launched a public consultation on its draft guidance on employers’ obligations when monitoring at work
MEPs tear up Biden’s Privacy Shield successor
The Executive Order of the US President is not enough, say members of the European Parliament.
AI Act: EU Parliament’s discussions heat up over facial recognition
EU lawmakers held first political debate on the AI Act as the discussion moved to more sensitive topics like the highly debated issue of biometric recognition.
Man takes court challenge over retention of church data
A man launched proceedings over the Data Protection Commission’s failure to investigate the Church’s refusal to destroy records it has about him.
AI tools fail to reduce recruitment bias, study says
Artificially intelligent hiring tools do not reduce bias or improve diversity, researchers say in a study.
Privacy activists warn against removing compensation for data protection breaches
The Advocate General of the CJEU issued an opinion, which privacy advocates fear could further limit possibilities to get compensation for GDPR breaches.