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 […]
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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 […]
How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good
A ruling in late October against a little-known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website […]
UK ICO Issues Warning to Washington Post Over Cookie Consent Practices
UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued a warning to the U.S.-based The Washington Post over its approach to obtaining consent […]
UK police ‘gang matrix’ breached data laws
The Metropolitan police’s list of gang suspects breached data protection laws, potentially causing damage and distress to a disproportionate number […]
Dutch government report says Microsoft telemetry breaks GDPR
The telemetry data collection mechanism used by Microsoft Office breaks the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Dutch authorities said […]
Facebook Facing GDPR Investigation over Audience Targeting Methods
Facebook is facing the wrath of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) once again following a complaint made […]
BayLDA Publishes Review on Audits
On November 7, 2018, the Data Protection Authority of Bavaria for the Private Sector (the “BayLDA”) issued a press release […]
CNIL Publishes DPIA Guidelines and List of Processing Operations Subject To DPIA
On November 6, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its own guidelines on data protection impact assessments […]
CNIL issues guidaince on Blockchain and the GDPR
When a blockchain contains personal data, the GDPR is applicable. The architecture and characteristics specific to blockchains will, however, have […]
Are you ready to report on GDPR compliance?
Organisations had two years to prepare for GDPR compliance in the run-up to May 25, 2018. Now that the GDPR […]