How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good
A ruling in late October against a little-known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website […]
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First German data protection authority issues GDPR fine
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) was the first German data protection authority to […]
Cathay Pacific case shows data breach reporting challenges
Multinational companies experiencing a major data breach face significant challenges in co-ordinating co-operation with investigating authorities around the world. The […]
UK ICO Issues Warning to Washington Post Over Cookie Consent Practices
UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued a warning to the U.S.-based The Washington Post over its approach to obtaining consent […]
Dutch government report says Microsoft telemetry breaks GDPR
The telemetry data collection mechanism used by Microsoft Office breaks the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Dutch authorities said […]
Private Blockchains Could Be Compatible with EU Privacy Rules
A joint study between Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge concluded that, whilst challenging, it is […]
Facebook Failed to Police How Its Partners Handled User Data
Facebook failed to closely monitor device makers after granting them access to the personal data of hundreds of millions of […]
Facebook Facing GDPR Investigation over Audience Targeting Methods
Facebook is facing the wrath of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) once again following a complaint made […]
Marketers Push Agencies to Shoulder More Liability for Data Breaches
New data privacy rules are pushing marketers to unload millions of dollars in liability on the agencies that help them […]
Data dealers accused of GDPR failings
Data law regulators in Europe have been called upon to look into a potential data breach case, with brokers, credit […]
IAPP-EY Annual Governance Report 2018
IAPP and Ernst & Young has published yearly report on privacy landscape. Like last year GDPR is dominating the privacy […]
Are you ready to report on GDPR compliance?
Organisations had two years to prepare for GDPR compliance in the run-up to May 25, 2018. Now that the GDPR […]