Austrian Post fined €9.5 million for GDPR breaches
he Austrian data protection authority imposed a fine of EUR 9.5 million on Austrian Post.
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Austrian Data Protection Authority Fines Loyalty Program Operator €2,000,000
‘Unser Ö-Bonus Club GmbH,’ a Vienna-based company that operates a multi-partner loyalty program, got a fine of 2,000,000 EUR from the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde) over multiple violations of the GDPR
Austrian Supreme Court asks CJEU if Facebook “undermines” GDPR since 2018
The Austrian Supreme Court referred fundamental questions about Facebook’s GDPR compliance to Court of Justice of European Union.
Austrian DPA has option to fine Google up to €6 billion
Google continues to send data from EU websites to the US – despite two Court of Justice rulings.
Schrems vs. Facebook: Dispute over advertising consent could soon end up before the ECJ
The data protection activist wants to bring the dispute over explicit consent to data processing for advertising and tracking to the European Supreme Court.
“Party affinity” data may not be processed without the consent, Austrian court rules
The Federal Administrative Court of Austria confirmed that “party affinity” data may not be processed without the consent.
Austrian ministry could face GDPR penalty after publishing personal data online
Austrians’ personal data has been publicly accessible on the Ministry of Economy’s website since 2009. One could simply go to […]
Austrian citizen files GDPR legal complaint against Google over Android Advertising ID
Privacy pressure group Noyb has filed a legal complaint against Google on behalf of an Austrian citizen, claiming the Android […]
€114 Million in Fines Imposed by EU Authorities Under GDPR
New findings from DLA Piper show that 160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States and data […]
Criminal proceedings against Österreichische Post
The Austrian data protection authority imposed an administrative fine of 18 million euros on Österreichische Post AG (Austian Postal Service) […]
Austrian Supreme Court Says GDPR Lawsuits Can Be Filed Throughout EU
The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that complaints concerning the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be brought anywhere […]
Austrian Data Protection Authority finalises investigation into Österreichische Post AG
The Austrian Data Protection Authority has finalised its investigation into the Austrian Post (Österreichische Post AG) and issued a decision […]