German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR
A German court has ruled that websites that embed fonts from Google servers violate GDPR, and must pay €100 in damages.
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Belgian Data Protection Authority Fines Bank for DPO’s Conflicting Roles
Belgian DPA fined a bank €75,000 for not ensuring that the tasks and duties of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) do not result in a conflict of interest.
Europe’s Hypocrisy Over Personal Data Privacy Exposed
Inherent hypocrisy is fully revealed by Europol’s mass collection of personal data of European residents contrary to the principles of GDPR.
European data regulators issued EUR1.1 billion in GDPR fines
Nearly EUR1.1 billion (USD1.23 billion / GBP0.9 billion) of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of EU General Data Protection Regulation.
UK Ministry of Justice in hot water over GDPR law
ICO threatens £17.5m fine over late processing of subject access requests.
Belgian Data Protection Authority Clarifies Key Rules on Biometric Data Processing
The recommendation provides guidance on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing biometric data.
Europe’s surveillance crisis
Law enforcement and security agencies are bristling at orders to limit their data collection practices.
Patreon subs in sterling or euros open GDPR legal liability
Patreon subs in sterling or euros open GDPR legal liability even if you’ve got no other EU legal presence
European Privacy and Antitrust Regulators Join Forces on Corporate Data
Companies are bracing for more regulatory scrutiny in 2022 as U.K. and European Union watchdogs in antitrust and data privacy collaborate.
Court suspends the execution of the injunctions against the Amazon
The president of the administrative court issued an order partially granting the request made by the company Amazon Europe Core S.AR.L. tending to suspend the execution of the decision of July 15, 2021 of the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD).
Adtech vendors still tracking EU users who deny consent via IAB’s TCF
The new study throws doubt on the claim that if a user says ‘no’ to tracking/behavioral ads via the IAB’s TCF, the adtech industry respectfully falls into line.
Norvegian DPA imposes € 6.5 million fine against Grindr
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has imposed an administrative fine of NOK 65 000 000 (€ 6.5 million) for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent.