DMA: significant additions made it into the final text
The long-waited final text for the Digital Markets Act contains some unexpected last-minute changes.
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Dutch DPA fines the tax authorities €3.7 million
The Dutch DPA fined the tax authorities €3.7 million because of the years of illegal processing of personal data in the blacklist.
Google must investigate links for false information, says top EU court adviser
If someone asks for links to be removed from Google because they are false, the company must look into the claim, said an adviser to the European Court of Justice.
Russian oligarchs are using UK data privacy laws and GDPR to sue
Russian oligarchs and other powerful individuals are turning to an unusual method to protect their online images: data privacy laws.
Spanish DPA imposes a 900,000€ fine for mobile phone sim card swap
AEPD imposed a 900,000€ fine on Telefónica Móviles España for a loss of confidentiality related to SIM Swapping.
Record GDPR fine by the Hungarian Data Protection Authority for the unlawful use of AI
The Hungarian Data Protection Authority has imposed the highest fine to date of ca. EUR 670,000 (HUF 250 million) for he unlawful use of AI.
Google’s Privacy Sandbox plans include separate vetting for third-party code
Experts think Apple may emulate Android’s proposals to police ‘data hungry’ SDK developers on its app store.
T-Mobile Secretly Bought Its Customer Data from Hackers to Stop Leak. It Failed.
After hackers targeted T-Mobile in August, T-Mobile hired a third-party firm that went undercover and bought exclusive access to the data.
Data portability in the EU: An obscure data subject right
Contrary to the well-known access right, data portability allows data subjects to obtain and reuse their personal data, at least in theory.
CJEU confirms that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data
The national court may not impose a temporal limitation on the effects of a declaration of invalidity of a national law that provides for such retention
Online data brokers: ‘What they can buy is pretty troubling’
John Oliver took aim at the dark art of data brokers, raising the alarm on unregulated practices that many internet users are unaware of.
Data Protection Authorities Propose GDPR Fines for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank
Data Protection Authorities in Ireland and Denmark have proposed sizeable financial penalties for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank for violations of the GDPR.