Dutch police fined for filming passersby to check on social distancing
The Dutch privacy watchdog has fined the Rotterdam police force €50,000 for using cars equipped with cameras to monitor social distancing rule.
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Apple should face 6 million euro fine, adviser to French privacy watchdog says
Apple should face a 6 million euro ($6.3 million) fine for breach of privacy rules, the top adviser to CNILs sanction body recommended.
Ombudsman finds EU monitoring over Irish data ‘appropriate’
The EU Ombudsman has concluded an investigation into the European Commission’s monitoring of the application of data protection rules in Ireland.
Tracking ads on Twitter puts Musk on a collision course with EU privacy laws
Twitter’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union is being kept very busy indeed by Elon Musk’s erratic piloting of the bird site.
EU court rejects WhatsApp challenge against EU Data Protection Board
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed as inadmissible an action brought by WhatsApp against a decision of the European Data Protection Board.
EU privacy regulator steps in to restrict Meta’s advertising practices
Ireland’s data watchdog now has one month to adopt the EU’s decision, which could impact Meta’s targeted advertising policies in Europe.
Microsoft 365 faces darkening GDPR compliance clouds after German report
German DPAs has found Microsoft has still not been able to resolve any of its cloud-based 365 productivity products compliance problems they’ve raised with it
$275M Fine for Meta After Facebook Data Scrape
Meta has been found in violation of Europe’s GDPR rules requiring the social media giant to protect user data by “design and default.”
Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk
Twitter’s lead regulator in the EU is on its case after the resignation of senior staff in charge of security and privacy compliance.
Irish DPA warns of urgent need for new senior staff
Pre-budget submission earlier this year outlined ‘cascading pressures and constraints’.
First Settlement Decisions by Belgian Data Protection Authority
Belgian DPA issued its first settlement decisions whereby the cases for alleged cookie infringements were settled by means of payment of 10.000 EUR per case.
Ireland-led GDPR probe of Yahoo’s cookie banners moves to draft decision review
Ireland’s DPA concluded nvestigation into Yahoo in relation to cookie banners displayed on its media properties and submitted a draft decision to other EU DPAs for review.