Data for money: App facilitating data portability now under the EDPB’s scrutiny
A number of Italian retailers submitted to the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante, very similar complaints concerning massive data […]
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Irish data protection commissioner set to issue decisions on Twitter and Whatsapp probes by end of year
The Irish data protection commissioner expects to issue decisions on investigations into Twitter and Whatsapp by the end of the […]
Sweden authorises the use of facial recognition technology by the police
Sweden’s data protection authority has approved the use of facial recognition technology by the police, to help identify criminal suspects. […]
Criminal proceedings against Österreichische Post
The Austrian data protection authority imposed an administrative fine of 18 million euros on Österreichische Post AG (Austian Postal Service) […]
Facebook accepts Cambridge Analytica fine
Facebook has said it will pay the £500,000 financial penalty that the social network was issued by the UK’s data […]
Ireland publishes note on data breach trends
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has published information note on data breach trends from the first year of the General Data […]
Is Ireland breaching EU rules by underfunding data regulator?
Ireland provided the Data Protection Commission with significantly less funding than it needs at a time when it is struggling […]
Danish DPA Takes New Position on the GDPR Legal Basis for Posting Online Photos
The Danish Data Protection Authority has changed its position regarding the legal basis for posting pictures online under the General […]
Italian Supervisory Authority approves Code of Conduct under the GDPR
On September 12, 2019, the Italian Supervisory Authority (Garante) approved a code of conduct for consumer credit agencies, pursuant to […]
Polish DPA imposes €645,000 fine for insufficient organisational and technical safeguards
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office imposed a fine of an amount higher than PLN 2.8 million (ca. […]
Belgian DPA: Requiring Customers to Allow Their ID Cards To Be Scanned To Receive Loyalty Cards Violates GDPR
Asking to read an electronic ID card as a condition for the provision of a service (issuing a rewards/loyalty card) […]
New Calculation Model for Data Protection Fines in Germany
In June, the conference of the German Data Protection Authorities (Datenschutzkonferenz) approved a concept for the calculation of GDPR fines. […]