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 […]
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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. […]
ICO responds to Facebook call on governments to tighten internet regulation
The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham has spoken out following Mark Zuckerberg’s demands for governments to do more to control what […]
German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
A survey by Handelsblatt shows that 41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year, […]
Bavarian Data Protection Authority announces possible fines after website search
At the beginning of February, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (DPA) participated in the Safer Internet Day (SID) 2019 and […]
Year 1 of GDPR: Over 200,000 cases reported, firms fined €56 meeelli… Oh, that’s mostly Google
European data protection agencies have issued fines totalling €56m for GDPR breaches since it was enforced last May, from more […]
The Netherlands DPA confirms its GDPR fining policy
The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority has published its GDPR fining policy which divides breaches into four categories according to their […]
EU Regulators Increase Focus on Cookie Practices
In the absence of cookies-related guidance and enforcement by regulators against ordinary website publishers and operators, many e-commerce sites, online […]