DPA

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January 22, 2022

CNIL sets parameters for processors’ reuse of data for product improvement

The guidance addresses question: when can a processor use personal data for purposes broader than just strictly providing services to the controller?

January 6, 2022

French watchdog fines Google 150 million euros for cookie compliance failure

CNIL fined Google LLC €90 million and Google Ireland Limited €60 million about the way cookies can be refused on the websites google.fr and youtube.com.

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December 20, 2021

The CNIL orders Clearview AI to stop reusing photographs available on the Internet

The CNIL chair has ordered the company to cease this illegal processing and to delete the data within two months.

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December 17, 2021

Norvegian DPA imposes € 6.5 million fine against Grindr

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has imposed an administrative fine of NOK 65 000 000 (€ 6.5 million) for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent.

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December 14, 2021

DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claims

Norwegian authority says ruling would make data protection law ‘pointless’.

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December 10, 2021

Irish Regulator Pushed for ‘Monetisation of Personal Data’ In Data Protection Guidelines, Documents Reveal

The Irish Data Protection Authority pushed for a liberal interpretation of data protection law that would favour social media companies.

December 8, 2021

Irish DPC submits draft decision on inquiry into Instagram

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) submitted a draft decision in an inquiry into Instagram to other Concerned Supervisory Authorities across the EU.

December 2, 2021

ICO issues ‘reprimands’ in private to large data lawbreakers

Blackbaud was given a private slap on the wrist by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after paying off criminals who stole users’ financial data from the cloud CRM biz’s servers.

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November 30, 2021

US facial recognition firm faces £17m UK fine for ‘serious breaches’

Clearview AI may have gathered data without people’s knowledge, says Information Commissioner’s Office.

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November 25, 2021

Schrems accuses Irish DPC of trying to block publication of Facebook documents

Austrian lawyer Max Schrems has filed a complaint after the Irish data protection commissioner put his privacy organisation under pressure to sign a non-disclosure agreement.