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April 30, 2021

Enschede council fined for snooping on citizens via their phones

The Dutch privacy watchdog has fined Enschede local council for tracking its residents using their mobile phones

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April 23, 2021

German court: Damages from GDPR breach must be proven

The Baden-Wuerttemberg Labour Court of Appeals has clarified the requirements for an entitlement to immaterial damages in cases of a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

April 14, 2021

German DPA investigates WhatsApp Terms of Use

Urgency proceedings opened against Facebook in connection with the new WhatsApp Terms of Use.

April 10, 2021

Google Faces Complaint in France Over Android Advertising Tool

Google’s Android advertising tool is the target of a complaint in France by privacy activist Max Schrems, accusing the tech giant of violating European Union rules by failing to get users’ consent.

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April 10, 2021

Italian DPA fines Fastweb $5.3M under GDPR for aggressive telemarketing

The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) on April 2 announced a fine of €4.5 million (U.S. $5.3 million) against telecommunications company Fastweb for misusing customer data for telemarketing purposes.

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April 7, 2021

French data watchdog to start checking cookie policy compliance

France’s data protection watchdog CNIL will from 1st April begin conducting checks to ensure websites are in compliance with new guidelines on advertising trackers after the deadline it granted expired.

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April 3, 2021

MEPs rue lack of GDPR sanctions issued by Irish data authority

MEPs have said that “a lack of political will and resources” had resulted in a laggard approach to enforcement of the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR).

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April 3, 2021

Dutch privacy watchdog fines Booking.com €475K

Hotel booking site Booking.com got hit with a €475,000 fine for being late to report a data breach, the company’s lead EU privacy regulator announced Wednesday.

March 30, 2021

Bavarian DPA Declares Use E-mail Marketing Service Prohibited without Assessment and Supplementary Measures

Bavarian DPA declared the use of Mailchimp in Bavaria impermissible due to non-compliance with Schrems II mitigation steps in relation to the transfer of e-mail addresses to Mailchimp in the U.S.

March 28, 2021

French data protection watchdog casts doubt on Apple’s privacy compliance

The US tech giant’s targeted advertising practices raise a lot of questions, the CNIL writes in a confidential note.

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March 26, 2021

EU Data Privacy Watchdogs Urged to Sort Out ‘Public Squabbles’

European Union privacy regulators must sort out their “public squabbles” over the enforcement of the bloc’s data-protection rules or its executive body may consider moving to a more centralized model to target violations.