Is the ICO’s view of “lawful processing” under the GDPR wrong?
What makes processing “lawful” under the GDPR? The Information Commissioner (ICO) has stated that the word “lawfulness” has general application, […]
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Facebook fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The […]
EDPB dealing with 162 cross border cases but no fines issued as yet
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has by now 162 cross-border cases on its case register and are under investigation. Some […]
CNIL Adopts Referentials on DPO Certification
On October 11, 2018, the French data protection authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it adopted two referentials (i.e. , guidelines) […]
Regulator in Ireland asks for more knowledge on Google+ data breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) is to ask Google for more details regarding a bug which led to the […]
CNIL publishes initial analysis on Blockchain and GDPR
Many questions surround the Blockchain’s compatibility with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (the […]
First significant GDPR fines in the pipeline
The European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, says that we can expect to see DPAs take enforcement action soon. He said […]
ICO to help business with innovation and Privacy by Design
The UK’s data protection authority – Information Commissioner’s Office – will set up a Regulators’ Business and Privacy Innovation Hub […]
UK DPA releases data protection self-assessment checklist for sole traders
The ICO has launched a self-assessment checklist that will help sole traders and self-employed individuals to assess their compliance with […]
French Data Protection Authority’s Latest Newsletter Includes Assessment of First Four Months of GDPR & Several Guidelines
The French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) published its assessment of the first four months of GDPR and several guidelines, […]
GDPR complaints stack up across the EU as regulators prepare to issue fines
It’s almost five months since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Meanwhile, EU member states start to tally […]
Connected vehicles: first step towards an international agreement
The International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (IWGDPT or so-called Berlin Group), has adopted a Working Paper on […]