GDPR

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April 18, 2022

Record GDPR fine by the Hungarian Data Protection Authority for the unlawful use of AI

The Hungarian Data Protection Authority has imposed the highest fine to date of ca. EUR 670,000 (HUF 250 million) for he unlawful use of AI.

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April 13, 2022

Data portability in the EU: An obscure data subject right

Contrary to the well-known access right, data portability allows data subjects to obtain and reuse their personal data, at least in theory.

April 12, 2022

Data Protection Authorities Propose GDPR Fines for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank

Data Protection Authorities in Ireland and Denmark have proposed sizeable financial penalties for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank for violations of the GDPR.

March 24, 2022

DPC publishes statistical report on handling of cross-border complaints under GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop (OSS)

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published a statistical report on the DPC’s handling of cross-border complaints under the GDPR’s One-Stop-Shop (OSS) mechanism.

March 21, 2022

MEPs discuss GDPR implementation

MEPs and guest speakers took stock of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation

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March 18, 2022

Google to Launch Google Analytics 4 in an Attempt to Address EU Privacy Concerns

Google announced the launch of “Google Analytics 4” to address recent developments in the EU regarding the use of cookies and data transfers.

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March 17, 2022

The CNIL publishes a guide for DPOs

France’s data prtoection authority has published a guide on appointing and supporting data protection officers.

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March 14, 2022

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.

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March 11, 2022

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.

March 7, 2022

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.