Portuguese hospital receives 400,000 € fine for GDPR infringement
On July 17, 2018, the Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for infringement […]
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US Firms Have Begun Addressing GDPR Shortcomings
A survey of 145 US corporate directors of public company boards conducted by BDO USA during August 2018 has revealed that […]
Average data breach fine doubles in one year
City AM reports that the average financial penalty issued by the UK regulator for data fines has doubled over the […]
EDPB dealing with 162 cross border cases but no fines issued as yet
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has by now 162 cross-border cases on its case register and are under investigation. Some […]
One in Six European Companies Unprepared for GDPR Breach
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has released the results of a study which show that one in six European business […]
Polish DPA’s guidance on data protection in the workplace partially “controversial”
The Polish data protection authority (‘UODO’) issued, on 4 October 2018, guidance for employers on data protection in the workplace, […]
First significant GDPR fines in the pipeline
The European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, says that we can expect to see DPAs take enforcement action soon. He said […]
German Lawyer Sanctioned Due to Incomplete GDPR Policy
An interim injunction has been issued by Würzburg Regional Court against a lawyer who displayed an unfinished Privacy Policy on […]
Twitter reported to be under investigation for violating GDPR
Irish privacy authorities are looking into whether Twitter was in breach of the European law when it refused to comply […]
UK DPA releases data protection self-assessment checklist for sole traders
The ICO has launched a self-assessment checklist that will help sole traders and self-employed individuals to assess their compliance with […]
Social Media poses biggest data breach threat
Following the amount of airtime devoted to scandals from Facebook / Cambridge Analytica to Google+, it may come as no […]
GDPR complaints stack up across the EU as regulators prepare to issue fines
It’s almost five months since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Meanwhile, EU member states start to tally […]