GDPR

September 27, 2022

TikTok could face £27m fine for failing to protect children’s privacy

Investigation finds video-sharing app may have breached UK data protection law between 2018 and 2020.

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September 22, 2022

CJEU Advocate General Finds That Data Subjects May in Parallel Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority and Start Proceedings Before a Court

The Advocate General of the CJEU opined that data subjects should be able to lodge a complaint with a DPA and, in parallel, lodge judicial redress proceedings.

September 14, 2022

CNIL fines Infogreffe 250,000 euros

The CNIL imposed a fine of 250,000 euros on INFOGREFFE for braching several GDPR obligations regarding the retention periods and security of personal data.

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September 9, 2022

French hotel group ACCOR fined 600,000 euros

CNIL found French hotel group ACCOR to be in breach of French law and observed four breaches of the GDPR.

September 6, 2022

Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details.

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August 25, 2022

GDPR in Marketing: 7 Strategies to Ensure Compliance

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union law adopted to protect the privacy of individual’s data. Today, businesses […]

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August 9, 2022

Adtech giant Criteo faces $65M fine in France for GDPR consent breaches

French adtech giant Criteo has been found in breach of European Union data protection regulation and hit with a €60 million sanction.

August 4, 2022

German DPA issues €1.1 million fine against Volkswagen

DOA of Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of 1.1 million euros on Volkswagen for data protection violations while researching driver assistance system.

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July 21, 2022

French privacy watchdog calls for clearer rules on smart cameras

French privacy watchdog CNIL is calling for an update of the regulatory framework on surveillance devices to accommodate the rise in so-called “smart cameras”.