Portuguese hospital receives 400,000 € fine for GDPR infringement
On July 17, 2018, the Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for infringement […]
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What’s subject to a DPIA under the GDPR?
Under the European Data Protection Regulation, data protection impact assessments are required when data processing is “likely to result in […]
CNIL Publishes Statistical Review of Data Breaches Since GDPR
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published a statistical review of personal data breaches during the first four […]
French DPA publishes updates on GDPR
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been actively providing lots of guidance to companies, both before and after the […]
French DPA publishes updates on GDPR
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been actively providing lots of guidance to companies, both before and after the […]
GDPR case work swamps Denmark’s data protection agency
The landmark introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May has triggered a resource and budgetary headache at […]
Average data breach fine doubles in one year
City AM reports that the average financial penalty issued by the UK regulator for data fines has doubled over the […]
Data Protection Authorities Endorse Guidelines on AI
On October 23, 2018, the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (the “Conference”) released a Declaration on […]
First GDPR fine issued by Austrian data protection regulator
Austrian Data Protection Authority (“DSB”) has issued a fine against an entrepreneur for violations of the GDPR. The entrepreneur had installed […]
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, […]
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 […]