GDPR enforcement held back by lack of resources
Enforcement of EU data privacy rules is being stifled by a lack of resources across national authorities, according to a […]
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Court Tells Grandma To Delete Photos Of Grandkids On Facebook For Violating The GDPR
Dutch court has said that a grandmother must delete photos of her grandkids that she posted to Facebook and Pinterest, […]
Twitter and WhatsApp could face EU data privacy sanctions
Twitter and Facebook’s WhatsApp are in the firing line as Europe’s leading privacy watchdog for US tech giants edges closer […]
NZ police used unapproved facial recognition software to search for suspects
An unapproved police trial of controversial facial recognition software conducted dozens of searches for suspects in NZ. Police did not […]
Apple whistleblower blasts company over ‘violating fundamental rights’
Thomas le Bonniec revealed last year that while working for Apple he overheard Siri users’ private moments including drug deals […]
Norwegian DPA launches investigation into Disqus
The Norwegian data protection authority has launched an investigation into Disqus for allegedly collecting information about Norwegians through comment areas […]
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 […]
Google’s Coronavirus Test Sites May Be Scooping Up People’s Sensitive Information
In the two months since Verily rolled out the testing sites in California, advocates and lawmakers have been warning the […]
TikTok subject of Dutch data protection probe
The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”. The probe will examine whether […]
ICO Warns It Will Punish Those Abusing Data During COVID-19 Outbreak
The Information Commissioner’s Office has tweaked its approach the changing data environment that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing. When it […]
ICO sets out new priorities for UK data protection during COVID-19 and beyond
Elizabeth Denham, UK’s Information Commissioner, published a blog post setting out priorities for Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In a blog […]
Belgian DPA Sanctions Company for Non-Compliance with the GDPR’s DPO Requirements
On April 28, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a €50,000 fine on a company […]