UK data watchdog having a hard time making GDPR fines stick
British Airways expects the fine for its 2018 credit card data leak to be just 10.8 per cent of the […]
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The countdown is on for TikTok after Schrems II
Given the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is […]
No grace period after Schrems II Privacy Shield ruling, warn EU data watchdogs
European data watchdogs have issued updated guidance in the wake of last week’s landmark ruling striking down a flagship transatlantic […]
South Korean regulator fines TikTok over mishandling child data
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the country’s telecommunications watchdog, said it has fined the company 186 million won — around […]
Facial recognition developed by Clearview AI likely illegal in Europe
The European Data Protection Board warned that Clearview AI’s technology is likely to be illegal in Europe. Clearview AI’s software […]
More than half of organisations subject to GDPR collect more data than the regulation permits
A Data Risk and Security report released by the security software company Netwrix has revealed that companies are failing to […]
Tech companies to pay $100,000 for collecting data on kids without parental consent
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that California-based technology company Super Basic LLC and its parent company Maple Media LLC will […]
The CNIL Can’t Legally Forbid Cookie Walls Under GDPR
France’s highest administrative court has ruled that the country’s data protection authority, the CNIL, does not have the right to […]
The EU’s Plans to Build a Wall Around GDPR-Protected Data
An ambitious German- and French-lead European Union (EU) initiative could wrestle tighter management, and eventually, control of data from commercial […]
EU fires warning shot to UK over post-Brexit US data-sharing
Safeguards outlined in a preliminary data-sharing agreement struck between the UK and US last year may not be sufficient, the […]
GDPR Enforcement Loosens Amid Pandemic
The European Union has given some organizations more breathing room to remedy violations, yet no one should think regulators are […]
EU watchdog sets up TikTok task force, warns on Clearview AI software
Chinese video app TikTok’s practices are to be examined by an EU task force, the bloc’s privacy watchdog said on […]