GDPR: UK watchdog promises ‘proportionate and pragmatic’ enforcement
The UK’s information commissioner has promised to use new powers to issue “hefty fines” for breaches of data protection law […]
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Grindr hit with privacy complaint in Europe over sharing user data
The Norwegian Consumer Council has filed a privacy complaint about Grindr, arguing it’s in breach of national and European data […]
New GDPR Guidelines from the Italian data protection authority
Italian companies can now rely on guidelines on how to comply with the European privacy regulation (GDPR) which unvail some […]
The Polish DPA’s draft list of triggers for mandatory DPIAs
In line with the Article 35(4) of the GDPR, the Polish Data Protection Authority prepared and published a draft list […]
New guide regarding security of personal data from French DPA
The GDPR provides in Article 32 that “the controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to […]
GDPR: What will happen on May 26?
By now, the GDPR hysteria has seemingly hit a fevered pitch. You’re either ready for it or you’re sweating. The […]
GDPR will give Dutch privacy watchdog its teeth
The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), has been criticised in the past for its lack of action on data […]
Facebook faces mounting scrutiny
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica story continues to expand as the number of those affected by the data sharing kerfuffle now reportedly […]
What Facebook’s Data Scandal Really Means for Regulators
The scandal over the alleged abuse of Facebook Inc.’s user data is unfolding a long way from China, and yet […]
UK’s DPA issues guidance on business to business marketing
UK’s dat aprotection authority – Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – has issued a guidance on business to business (B2B) marketing. […]
New WP29 chair talks enforcement, role of the DPO
It was hardly surprising that the impending May 25 deadline for the EU General Data Protection Regulation was top of […]
CNIL’s notice on collection of smart meters data shows likely approach of DPAs post-GDPR
The French data protection authority (‘CNIL’) announced, on 27 March 2018, that it had issued a formal notice to DIRECT […]