CNIL fines Infogreffe 250,000 euros
The CNIL imposed a fine of 250,000 euros on INFOGREFFE for braching several GDPR obligations regarding the retention periods and security of personal data.
GDPR News
The German Government is Drafting a Regulation on Cookie Consent Management Services
By regulating the consent management services, the Government aims to encourage websites to use them and reduce the amount of cookie banners on the Internet.
EU Commission to introduce cyber requirements for Internet of Things products
Cyber Resilience Act that will mandate baseline cybersecurity standards for all connected devices and stricter assessment procedures for products.
IAB Europe case referred to CJEU
Brussels Market Court of Appeal referred to Europe’s top court several legal questions in case of IAB Europe’s transparency framework’s GDPR compliance.
Swedish Privacy Agency starting an AI pilot project
The Swedish Privacy Agency (IMY) is now starting a pilot project with regulatory testing activities.
Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.
Text Messages, Once a Bulwark of Security, Now Seen as Vulnerable
All companies should be using two-factor authentication at least to secure their systems but relying on text messages alone is foolish, cybersecurity experts say.
Period-tracking apps are leaking data
Research on more than 20 apps found that the majority collected large amounts of personal data and shared it with third parties.
French hotel group ACCOR fined 600,000 euros
CNIL found French hotel group ACCOR to be in breach of French law and observed four breaches of the GDPR.
Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Phaseout Until 2024
Google announced that it is delaying its plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome web browser.
Scotland set to be world first for biometric data Code of Practice
Scotland will become the first country in the world to have a statutory Code of Practice on the use of biometric data for policing and criminal justice.
Google’s Scans of Private Photos Led to False Accusations of Child Abuse
Google’s algorithms wrongly flagged photos taken by two fathers as being images of child abuse, causing innocent people to be investigated by the police.