Germany Gives Google Users More Power Over Their Data
Google has committed to give its users more control over their data processing – a result of a proceeding by the Bundeskartellamt under new competition law.
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Data protection office slaps debt collection agency with €750k fine
The Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman ruled that debt collection company failed to respond to customers’ requests in a timely manner and fined it 750,000 euros.
Italian Supreme Court Grants Global Delisting Order Under National Law
The Italian Supreme Court held that an Italian court or competent data protection authority has jurisdiction to issue a global delisting order.
Commission publishes draft adequacy decision for the EU-US
Commission starts process to adopt adequacy decision for safe data flows with the US.
Man takes court challenge over retention of church data
A man launched proceedings over the Data Protection Commission’s failure to investigate the Church’s refusal to destroy records it has about him.
Google must investigate links for false information, says top EU court adviser
If someone asks for links to be removed from Google because they are false, the company must look into the claim, said an adviser to the European Court of Justice.
UK Ministry of Justice in hot water over GDPR law
ICO threatens £17.5m fine over late processing of subject access requests.
New privacy tool prevents data brokers from hoarding your data
Incogni helps prevent data brokers from storing and selling your personal information.
Data protection laws are failing to protect gig economy workers from ‘unfair and opaque’ algorithms
Employment and data protection laws are failing to protect gig economy workers from “unfair and opaque” algorithms, a new report warned.
Top UK court blocks legal action against Google over internet tracking
Campaigners sought to sue for £3bn damages on behalf of millions of iPhone users in England and Wales.
Dutch watchdog slams tax office fraud list as privacy breach
A Dutch data protection watchdog issued a damning report Friday about the country’s tax office, saying it breached privacy law for years by keeping a list of potential fraudsters.