First GDPR fine issued in Ireland
Eilis McDonald & John Magee Tusla, Ireland’s child and family agency, has become the first organisation fined under the GDPR […]
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French Court Bans the Use of Drone Surveillance to Enforce Covid-19 Lockdown
The Conseil d’État, France’s highest administrative court, issued a decision banning French authorities from using drone surveillance to track individuals […]
Norwegian DPA launches investigation into Disqus
The Norwegian data protection authority has launched an investigation into Disqus for allegedly collecting information about Norwegians through comment areas […]
CNIL Updates Data Protection Guidance for Employers in the Context of Lifting COVID-19 Containment Measures
On May 7, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority updated its previous guidance for employers relating to the processing of […]
ICO Issues New Guidance On Covid-19 Testing And Monitoring In The Workplace
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance for employers on complying with data protection law when taking steps to […]
TikTok subject of Dutch data protection probe
The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”. The probe will examine whether […]
ICO Warns It Will Punish Those Abusing Data During COVID-19 Outbreak
The Information Commissioner’s Office has tweaked its approach the changing data environment that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing. When it […]
Belgian DPA Sanctions Company for Non-Compliance with the GDPR’s DPO Requirements
On April 28, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a €50,000 fine on a company […]
The Swedish DPA issues 18,700 euro fine against the National Government Service Centre
The Swedish Data Protection Authority imposes an administrative fine of 200,000 Swedish kronor (approximately 18,700 euro) on the National Government […]
Dutch DPA imposes fine on employer processing fingerprints of employees
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) issued a fine of EUR 725,000 for a company unlawfully processing fingerprints of […]
Privacy watchdog approves French Covid-19 contact tracing app
France’s privacy watchdog CNIL on April 26 gave a conditional green light to a government-backed scheme to monitor people infected […]
UK ICO Releases Its Opinion on Apple and Google Partnership to Build COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technology
Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner, has released an opinion in response to the joint effort announced by Apple Inc. […]