GDPR News

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September 9, 2022

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.

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September 8, 2022

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.

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September 8, 2022

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.

September 8, 2022

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.

September 8, 2022

Privacy complaint targets Google over unsolicited ad emails

Google has breached a European Union court ruling by sending unsolicited advertising emails directly to the inbox of Gmail users, advocacy group noyb said.

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September 8, 2022

Czech Presidency put forth compromise on government access in new data law

Prague seeks to advance the discussion on the Data Act proposal with a compromise on the possibility of public bodies requesting access to privately held data.

September 7, 2022

Data commissioner Helen Dixon ‘has important role’ in Twitter whistleblower’s allegations

Peiter Zatko, former head of security of social media giant, is willing to appear before an Oireachtas committee.

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September 6, 2022

Leading MEPs tackle obligations for high-risk AI systems in new compromise

Lawmakers spearheading discussions on the AI Act pitched a compromise on the obligations for high-risk AI systems and a consolidation of the past text.

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September 6, 2022

ICO commenced criminal proceedings over theft of road traffic accident data

ICO has commenced criminal proceedings against eight individuals over the unlawful obtaining of people’s personal information from vehicle repair garages.

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September 6, 2022

New Swiss data protection law from 1 September 2023

The new law ensures compatibility with EU law and allows Switzerland to ratify the revised version of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 on data protection.