No-deal Brexit will block critical data transfers from EU
Despite bringing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into UK law in the form of the Data Protection Act 2018, […]
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New Guidance on GDPR Data Processing Contracts Published by the UK ICO
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently published guidance on contracts between controllers and processors. This new guidance provides a […]
Irish Government Department Investigated in Possible GDPR Breach
The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is being investigated for possible General Data Protection Regulation breaches in relation […]
Dispatch from Brussels: GDPR enforcement, guidance to come in 2019
During her interview with IAPP Chief Knowledge Officer Omer Tene, Dixon said major GDPR-related fines will not come down the […]
ICO issues the first fines to organisations that have not paid the data protection fee
Organisations across the business services, construction and finance sectors are among the first to be fined by the ICO for […]
Germany’s first fine under the GDPR offers enforcement insights
On Nov. 21 , the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) imposed the first fine under […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Post-GDPR Activity Review
On November 23, 2018, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published a review of its activities since the EU General […]
Uber fined more than $1 million by U.K. and Dutch authorities
Uber was fined a combined $1.17 million by British and Dutch authorities Tuesday for a 2016 data breach that exposed […]
LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members to buy targeted ads on Facebook
LinkedIn has been called out a number of times for how it is able to suggest uncanny connections to you, […]
Uber fined £385,000 for data breach affecting millions of passengers
Uber’s European operation has been fined £385,000 for a data breach that affected almost 3 million British users, the Information […]
Belgian DPA provides first status update after six months of GDPR
The Belgian DPA has released a first status update six months after the GDPR became applicable. Some interesting statistics relate […]
Irish watchdog clarifies record keeping and DPIAs interaction under GDPR
Ireland’s data protection authority has clarified how record keeping obligations under the General Data Protection Authority (GDPR) interact with the […]