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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]