Microsoft says Ireland should have ‘a bigger voice’ on EU regulation
The tech giant’s vice president for European government affairs,Caspar Klynge, says that a more assertive Irish voice is needed to address a “balance of power” shift in the EU
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Bavarian DPA Declares Use E-mail Marketing Service Prohibited without Assessment and Supplementary Measures
Bavarian DPA declared the use of Mailchimp in Bavaria impermissible due to non-compliance with Schrems II mitigation steps in relation to the transfer of e-mail addresses to Mailchimp in the U.S.
French data protection watchdog casts doubt on Apple’s privacy compliance
The US tech giant’s targeted advertising practices raise a lot of questions, the CNIL writes in a confidential note.
EU Data Privacy Watchdogs Urged to Sort Out ‘Public Squabbles’
European Union privacy regulators must sort out their “public squabbles” over the enforcement of the bloc’s data-protection rules or its executive body may consider moving to a more centralized model to target violations.
Record penalty of more than 8 million for Vodafone for infringing the data law
AEPD has fined 8.15 million euros against the British telephone operator with 8.15 million euros for marketing activities in breach of GDPR.
Apple hit with personalised ads complaint in France
A group representing 2,000 French startups filed a complaint against Apple on Tuesday, accusing the US company of failing to seek permission from users for personalised advertising.
Ireland’s DPA publishes Annual Report 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2020 Annual Report, highlighting key observations, emerging guidance, and large scale inquiries and decisions of 2020.
Deutsche Wohnen fine now declared invalid by a German court
There has been a big bang in the data protection world in Berlin as the first and most spectacular GDPR fine in Germany has just been declared invalid.
EU-U.S. data flows could face ‘massive disruption’
One of the European Union’s most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption to translatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
Google challenges French data watchdog’s €100 million fine in court
Google has appealed to the one-stop-shop mechanism provided for in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which, in its view, requires it to report on data protection matters only to the corresponding authority in the country in which it is based, namely Ireland.
EU’s lead data supervisor for most of big tech is using outdated tech
The lead data supervisor for a slew of tech giants in the European Union, including Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter, is still relying on Lotus Notes to manage complaints and investigations lodged under the bloc’s flagship General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).