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January 17, 2020

Carrefour’s fingerprint payments to be investigated by Belgian privacy agency

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has stated that there is “a good chance” it will investigate Carrefour’s fingerprint payment system. […]

January 15, 2020

Last year, the data protection authorities in the EEA imposed 190 fines with a total cost of over €410,000,000, according […]

January 14, 2020

Research has found that only 11.8% of consent management platforms (CMPs) meet the minimal requirements under GDPR and Europe’s eDirective […]

January 13, 2020

Most cookie consent pop-ups served to internet users in the European Union — ostensibly seeking permission to track people’s web […]

January 10, 2020

Further to the publication of the ICO’s notices of intention to fine British Airways and Marriott in July 2019, the […]

January 9, 2020

Several of the biggest tech companies attending CES, the closely watched trade show in Las Vegas this week, are putting […]

January 8, 2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) became effective on January 1, 2020, but according to major news sources most companies […]

January 7, 2020

The first ever General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) penalty in the United Kingdom has been sanctioned against a London-based pharmacy […]

January 6, 2020

A couple of tech heavyweights are making data privacy part of their branding, hoping to stay ahead of regulations. Twitter […]

January 5, 2020

The world’s toughest privacy law proves toothless in the eyes of many critics. More than 18 months after the European […]

January 5, 2020

Brazil announced that it had fined Facebook $1.6 million over improperly sharing user data with Cambridge Analytica. In issuing the […]

January 5, 2020

European and U.S. regulators are likely to ramp up enforcement of privacy laws this year, especially children’s privacy, and wrap […]