Consent needed for electronic marketing
Speaking at the Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) conference on 23 February, Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, said that whilst the details […]
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Ireland’s DPA Clarifies Role and Appointment of DPOs
The DPC recommends that all organisations who will be required by the GDPR to appoint a DPO should do this […]
Luxembourg DPA Publishes Data Breach Reporting Form
On February 12, 2018, the Luxembourg data protection authority ( Commission nationale pour la protection des donées , “CNPD”) published […]
Article 29 Working Party Comments on FATCA
Article 29 Working responded to a letter on effect of U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on European citizens […]
Telecom Italy fined 840,000 euros for marketing calls without consent
The Garante, Italy’s Data Protection Commission, has issued an administrative fine of Euros 840,000 for breaching Italy’s Privacy Code. Telecom […]
Ireland: New and Improved Data Protection Commission
The eagerly awaited Data Protection Bill 2018 (Bill) was published on 1 February 2018. The Bill implements those instances where […]
Ireland’s DPA releases GDPR guidelines and checklist
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has released a guidelines and checklist template to assist organisations in ensuring compliance with the General […]
CEOs should be reporting data breaches
CEOs, not chief information officers (CIOs), should be making the call on whether to report a data breach when a […]
GDPR not at odds with FCA Handbook, say UK authorities
New data protection laws are not at odds with regulatory requirements imposed on companies in the financial services sector, two […]
Company previously fined for making nuisance calls is prosecuted for failing to change its ways
A company that has already been fined for making nuisance calls has now been prosecuted in a criminal court for […]
UK’s DPA publishes data security incident trends in Q3 2017
View the recent data security incidents that have been reported or notified to the UK’s Data protection authority – ICO, […]
French DPA publishes guidelines on connected vehicles
The compliance package has been elaborated in consultation with stakeholders from the automobile sector, businesses in the insurance and telecoms […]