European data regulators issued EUR1.1 billion in GDPR fines
Nearly EUR1.1 billion (USD1.23 billion / GBP0.9 billion) of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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UK Ministry of Justice in hot water over GDPR law
ICO threatens £17.5m fine over late processing of subject access requests.
Online surveillance thrives when fear takes over
European law-enforcement agencies have been pushing to end encryption and survey everyone’s online communications.
Belgian Data Protection Authority Clarifies Key Rules on Biometric Data Processing
The recommendation provides guidance on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing biometric data.
Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history
A serious Safari bug can disclose information about your recent browsing history and even some info of the logged-in Google account.
Cross-Border Access to User Data by Law Enforcement: 2021 Year in Review
Law enforcement around the world is apparently getting easier access to data in other countries, thanks to the Council of Europe’s adoption of a flawed new protocol to the Budapest Convention.
Privacy Problems of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
Consumer Reports investigates the privacy problems of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies 23andMe, AncestryDNA, CircleDNA, GenoPalate, and MyHeritage.
Europe’s surveillance crisis
Law enforcement and security agencies are bristling at orders to limit their data collection practices.
ECHR: Bulgaria’s surveillance laws breach European human rights convention
Court ruled that Bulgaria violates the European Convention of Human Rights when it comes to secret surveillance and accessing of communication data.
New W3C Group Aims To Dial Back The Rhetoric And Get Practical About Post-Cookie Tech
The new W3C Private Advertising Technology Community Group will incubate tech solutions that make online advertising work better without hurting privacy.
Austrian Supervisory Authority Finds that Website Deploying Google Analytics Carried out Unlawful Transfers to the US
The Austrian DPA found that a website that implemented the free version of Google analytics violated the GDPR’s rules on international data transfers.
Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Lawsuit claims company set ‘unfair price’ by taking users’ personal data without proper compensation.