ICO issues draft code of practice on designing online services for children
Earlier this month, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office published a draft code of practice (“Code”) on designing online services for […]
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Irish data regulator looking into Facebook password gaffe
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DCP) has confirmed it’s looking into the hundreds of millions of passwords that Facebook stored without […]
Greek DPA Issues EUR 30,000 Fine For Data Protection Violation
On April 15, 2019, the Greek Data Protection Authority fined Hellenic Petroleum S.A. EUR 20,000 for unlawful processing of personal […]
Danish DPA’s fine offers insight on enforcement of lawful processing principles
A recent fine imposed by the Danish DPA gives some guidance on how processing requirements for personal data, set in […]
Italy’s DPA Fines Data Processor for Information Security Failures
Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante, has issued a 50,000 EUR fine against a data processor platform for its failures to […]
Dutch DPA Issues Guidelines on Privacy Policies Following Investigation
On April 17, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (the “Dutch DPA”) issued six recommendations (in Dutch) […]
Why you should pay close attention to the Polish DPA’s first GDPR fine
The Polish data protection authority’s first post-General Data Protection Regulation-era decision, and its first fine, raise questions about the GDPR’s […]
The French Data Protection Authority Announces Stricter Enforcement
On April 15, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) published its 2018 activity report and announced its 2019 enforcement […]
People have no absolute right to fadas in names
Irish people don’t have an “absolute right” to have their names spelt correctly, the State data watchdog has ruled. Ciarán […]
GDPR at a critical stage, says information commissioner
The ICO is calling on data protection officials to help kick off the next phase of the GDPR by embedding […]
Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Bounty (UK) Limited £400,000 for illegally sharing personal information belonging to more than […]
ICO: businesses falling short on GDPR accountability
Businesses are falling short of meeting the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR’s) accountability requirements, the UK’s information commissioner has said. […]