GDPR News

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August 9, 2022

Adtech giant Criteo faces $65M fine in France for GDPR consent breaches

French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction.

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August 8, 2022

EU court ruling could impact how sensitive data is shared

The top EU court said data that indirectly reveals sexual orientation falls under GDPR, which could greatly impact how this data is shared.

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August 4, 2022

Manchester City smart scarf wraps data-collecting sensors around fans’ necks

Hungry for data, soccer club pilots The Connected Scarf.

August 4, 2022

German DPA issues €1.1 million fine against Volkswagen

DOA of Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of 1.1 million euros on Volkswagen for data protection violations while researching driver assistance system.

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August 3, 2022

EU found evidence employee phones compromised with spyware

EU found evidence that smartphones used by some of its staff were compromised by an Israeli company’s spy software.

August 3, 2022

Court overturns VoetbalTV’s 575,000 euro fine

The highest administrative court in the Netherlands overturned Dutch Data Protection Authority’s EUR 575,000 fine issued to VoetbalTV.

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August 3, 2022

USA offers foreign states access to 1.1 billion biometric “encounters” in return for reciprocal database access

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting ‘Enhanced Border Security Agreements’, offering access to its vast biometric databanks in exchange for other states reciprocating.

August 3, 2022

Meta Repeats Threat It May Pull From Europe

Meta Platforms Inc. reiterated its warning that it may have no choice but to pull its popular Facebook and Instagram services from the European Union.