Former CEO of Cambridge Analytica banned from holding directorships until 2027
The former CEO of Cambridge Analytica has been banned from holding directorships until 2027. Alexander Nix admitted to a “lack […]
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Fake GDPR Compliance Reminders Being Shared by Phishers
A new phishing attack has been identified where cybercriminals are sharing a fake GDPR compliance reminder in a bid to […]
Tech giants are ignoring questions over the legality of their EU-US data transfers
A survey of responses from more than 30 companies to questions about how they’re approaching EU-U.S. data transfers in the […]
Ireland’s data watchdog slammed for letting adtech carry on ‘biggest breach of all time’
A dossier of evidence detailing how the online ad targeting industry profiles Internet users’ intimate characteristics without their knowledge or […]
YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy
Google, YouTube’s parent company, is facing a landmark claim over the use of children’s data in the UK. A claim […]
Facebook told it may have to suspend EU data transfers after Schrems II ruling
Ireland’s data protection watchdog, the DPC, has sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers from the EU to […]
Google, Dropbox and Apple accused of not clarifying terms and conditions of the consumers’ data in Italy
Apple, Google and Dropbox can be the center of the investigation carried out in Italy on cloud services. Complaints associated […]
EDPB Creates Taskforces on Complaints and Supplementary Measures for Data Transfers Following Schrems II Decision
On September 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced that it established two taskforces following the judgment of […]
Tech Firms Filing to Go Public Warn Investors of Shifts in Privacy Rules
Several tech companies that filed to go public over the past week warned investors that fast-changing legal frameworks to protect […]
Danish hotel group fined for failing to delete customers’ details
The Arp-Hansen Hotel Group in Denmark has been fined 1.1m Danish crowns (US$170,000, €148,000) and referred to the police by […]
CNIL Adopts Its First Sanction as Lead Supervisory Authority
French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has levied a fine of €250,000 on French online shoe retailer, Spartoo, for various infringements […]
Italy tops GDPR penalty list with €46m worth of fines this year
Businesses operating within the European Union have been hit with a total of €68 million in fines relating to GDPR breaches […]