DPA

September 24, 2021

WhatsApp challenges DPC’s €225 million fine

Case initiated in the High Court over ‘disproportionate’ penalties on company.

September 16, 2021

Italian DPA opens investigation into smart glasses

Italian data protection authority Garante opened investigation into smart glasses equipped with the “Facebook View”.

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September 16, 2021

Departing U.K. Privacy Regulator Wants Global Consensus on Data Disputes

Regional data-sharing rules are outdated and ineffective for international data flows, Elizabeth Denham says.

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September 14, 2021

Ireland fails to enforce EU law against Big Tech

Irish regulator has not resolved 98% of 164 significant data protection complaints.

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September 10, 2021

GDPR Fines – Trends In Enforcement

Since 2020 there has been noted an impressive rise in the amounts of GDPR fines.

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September 7, 2021

Record GDPR fine has implications for calculation of GDPR fines and regulatory expectations around transparency rules

The €225 million WhatsAapp fine represents a significant increase from the initial €30m-€50m proposed by the DPC.

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September 7, 2021

UK’s ICO calls for browser-level controls to fix ‘cookie fatigue’

The UK’s data protection chief has come out in favor of a browser- and/or device-level setting to allow Internet users to set “lasting” cookie preferences.

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September 6, 2021

Fines Issued by the ICO Surge by 1580% in 2020/21

Fines issued by the ICO in FY 2020/21 reached a record £42m, a 1580% increase on the previous year.

September 2, 2021

Ireland watchdog fines WhatsApp €225 million for flouting EU data rules

Messaging app calls €225m fine for breaking data protection rules ‘entirely disproportionate’.

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August 27, 2021

French DPA issues EUR 1.75 million penalty against AG2R LA MONDIALE

CNIL considered that the company had failed to comply with two fundamental obligations under the GDPR. It therefore imposed a fine of 1,750,000 euros.