GDPR

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February 21, 2022

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.

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February 7, 2022

European GDPR watchdog rules IAB ad-consent system unlawful

All data collected through the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF) must now be deleted.

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February 1, 2022

Major Overhaul of EU Clinical Trial Rules Kicks In

The CTR will radically change the regulatory framework for conducting clinical trials.

February 1, 2022

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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January 31, 2022

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.

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January 27, 2022

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.

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January 21, 2022

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.