Who Is Policing the Location Data Industry?
Google and Apple have tried to crack down, but location data brokers are moving to a new way to collect your whereabouts that’s much harder to detect.
GDPR
Why ‘Ghost Assets’ are Killing your GDPR Compliance
IT teams need full visibility into every device, software installation, and user, as well as the ability to document all of the IT resources.
We are GDPRbuzz now!
I joined 3 of my projects – DataProtection.news, DataProtection.blog and DPO.guide – into one: GDPRbuzz and narrow my focus on GDPR and EU data protection.
Top U.S. Websites Run Afoul of European Data Privacy Law
Research by Zendata found that many leading U.S. websites have failed to abide by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
European GDPR watchdog rules IAB ad-consent system unlawful
All data collected through the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) must now be deleted.
Major Overhaul of EU Clinical Trial Rules Kicks In
The CTR will radically change the regulatory framework for conducting clinical trials.
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.
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.