compliance

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March 18, 2022

Google to Launch Google Analytics 4 in an Attempt to Address EU Privacy Concerns

Google announced the launch of “Google Analytics 4” to address recent developments in the EU regarding the use of cookies and data transfers.

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March 16, 2022

Second wave of cookie banner complaints underway

noyb launched the second round of its action against deceptive cookie banners.

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March 11, 2022

Why ‘Ghost Assets’ are Killing your GDPR Compliance

IT teams need full visibility into every device, software installation, and user, as well as the ability to document all of the IT resources.

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March 7, 2022

German court rules CEO to be held personally liable for data privacy violations

German court decided that a CEO was personally liable for a data privacy breach after they hired a detective to investigate possible criminal acts by the plaintiff.

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February 21, 2022

Grindr to appeal Norwegian fine for privacy violations

The gay dating app says it’s being singled out for practices that are widespread.

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February 21, 2022

Top U.S. Websites Run Afoul of European Data Privacy Law

Research by Zendata found that many leading U.S. websites have failed to abide by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

February 11, 2022

French watchdog rules use of Google Analytics illegal

Although Google has adopted additional measures to regulate data transfers in the context of the Google Analytics functionality, these are not sufficient.

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February 7, 2022

European GDPR watchdog rules IAB ad-consent system unlawful

All data collected through the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) must now be deleted.

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February 1, 2022

Major Overhaul of EU Clinical Trial Rules Kicks In

The CTR will radically change the regulatory framework for conducting clinical trials.

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January 31, 2022

Belgian Data Protection Authority Fines Bank for DPO’s Conflicting Roles

Belgian DPA fined a bank €75,000 for not ensuring that the tasks and duties of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) do not result in a conflict of interest.