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 […]
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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 […]
EDPB Adopts Opinions on National DPIA Lists in the EU
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently published 22 Opinions on the draft lists of Supervisory Authority (“SAs”) in EU […]
MEPs demand a full Facebook audit by EU bodies
EU bodies should be allowed to fully audit Facebook to assess data protection and security of users’ personal data, said […]
GDPR Readiness Survey for Software and SMEs
The GDPR Readiness Survey for Software and SMEs will show you the latest approach taken by entrepreneurs to comply with […]
Germany has little progress in implementation of GDPR
Four months have passed since implementation deadline for the EU’s basic regulation on data protection. Only one quarter of companies […]