French food retail giant Carrefour fined €3m for GDPR breaches
The French multinational retailer Carrefour has been fined €3m for multiple data protection failings. Data protection agency CNIL has fined […]
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WhatsApp Ireland sets aside €77.5m for possible data compliance fines
The Irish arm of messaging platform WhatsApp recorded an €11.2 million loss last year after setting aside €77.5 million to […]
The Spanish Supervisory Authority Approves a GDPR Code of Conduct on Advertising
On September 16, 2020, the Spanish Supervisory Authority (AEPD) approved a “Code of Conduct for Data Processing in Advertising”. This […]
Vodafone fined over 12 million Euro by Italian DPA for aggressive telemarketing practices
The Italian data protection supervisory authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) ordered Vodafone to pay a fine in […]
Canadian privacy watchdog publishes recommendations on regulating use of AI
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) yesterday outlined recommendations for regulating the use of artificial intelligence, […]
Apple hit with privacy complaints over iPhone tracking tool
A privacy group Noyb has filed complaints with the German and Spanish data protection authorities under the EU’s Cookie Law […]
Twitter could face its first GDPR penalty within days
European data protection regulators have inched toward an enforcement decision for a Twitter breach that the company publicly disclosed in […]
UK’s ICO faces legal action after closing adtech complaint with nothing to show
The UK’s data watchdog is facing a legal challenge after it took the decision to quietly close a complaint against […]
ICO Publishes Report on Compliance in Direct Marketing Data Broking Sector
On October 27, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a report following its investigation into data protection compliance […]
Marriott International fined £18.4m for 2014 data breach
The UK data regulator has issued Marriott International with a watered-down £18.4 million fine for a data breach that affected […]
Data Protection Commission hit with massive legal bill after Facebook privacy case
Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said: “The Irish taxpayer now has to pick up parts of the bill.” The Data […]
Experian vows to drag UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office to court after being told off for data-slurping practices
Experian has been rapped over the knuckles by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after it discovered the credit reference […]