Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses
The social media giant Facebook is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices […]
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ICO’s draft Age Appropriate Design Code could seriously impact child data processing
On 15 April 2019, the ICO opened a public consultation on a draft code of practice titled Age Appropriate Design. […]
The GDPR: the driving force behind creative advertising
The months and weeks before its introduction, businesses – and particularly the media industry –scrambled to meet the GDPR legislation. […]
Denmark Data Protection Auth. on GDPR & Voice Recordings
The Denmark Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled on April 11, 2019, that affirmative consent is required when companies record customer […]
ICO launches the ‘Be Data Aware’ campaign
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is launching the ‘Be Data Aware’ campaign to help the general public understand how […]
New Data Protection Guidelines to Impact Online Services?
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) recently published draft guidelines which may impact online service providers’ ability to process personal […]
Global recall: How the GDPR impacts product recalls
Not all potential consequences of the GDPR (and similarly situated laws) are clearly evident quite yet, but companies nonetheless […]
Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big
Facebook’s announcement in late April that it had set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to settle claims that it […]
UK tax authority deletes non-consensually obtained voice files
The UK tax authority is deleting the voice records of five million taxpayers, because the data was not collected in […]
CNIL releases its 2018 annual report and announces its next challenges for 2019
On April 15 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) released its 2018 Annual Report. In 2018 the CNIL: received […]
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner opens investigations into 17 multinational tech companies
Speaking at the US Senate hearing, Helen Dixon has opened more than 50 investigations, some of which are expected to […]
IAB Europe updates transparency and consent guidelines to meet GDPR compliance
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe has updated technical details relating to the GDPR framework, designed to support digital advertising […]