How Ireland became Europe’s data watchdog
Most of the major US tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Apple, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Dropbox, are registered for […]
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Irish regulator investigates Google’s Ad Exchange
The Irish Data Protection Commission will look into whether Google’s Ad Exchange system is GDPR-compliant. Ad Exchange system is used […]
German regional data protection authorities impose fines of EUR 449,000 for GDPR breaches
German regional data protection authorities have imposed fines in 75 cases totalling EUR 449,0000 for breaches of the European General […]
Ireland Is Being Shamed For Not Regulating Big Tech
Europe’s tough data-privacy rules risk being undermined by the inaction of a single regulator. Even though Irish Data Protection Commission […]
Lithuania DPA isuues EUR 61,500 GDPR fine
Lithuanian data protection authority (State Data Protection Inspectorate) imposed the first administrative fine in Lithuania for violations of the General […]
Irish data watchdog examining WhatsApp security flaw
Ireland’s data protection watchdog – the Irish Data Protection Commission- said it was “actively engaging” with WhatsApp’s Irish division to […]
Denmark Data Protection Auth. on GDPR & Voice Recordings
The Denmark Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled on April 11, 2019, that affirmative consent is required when companies record customer […]
Brussels Court of Appeal refers Facebook case to CJEU
Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced, on 8 May 2019, that the Brussels Court of Appeal issued its judgment in […]
Dutch DPA Issues Guidelines on Privacy Policies Following Investigation
On April 17, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority issued six recommendations for companies, to be taken into account when […]
The Spanish DPA publishes a list of processing operations for which a DPIA is mandatory
After having received the favorable opinion of the European Data Protection Board, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (“AEPD”) released last […]
Irish DPA Examines Right to Rectification
In light of increased awareness of the rights granted to individuals under the new data protection legislation, Ireland’s data protection […]
CNIL releases its 2018 annual report and announces its next challenges for 2019
On April 15 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) released its 2018 Annual Report. In 2018 the CNIL: received […]