German Federal Labor Court rules on the scope of the right to information under Art. 15 GDPR
Specifically, the issue was whether or to what extent Art. 15 GDPR grants a right to receive copies of e-mails.
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Google and Apple are the world’s biggest privacy regulators
Both companies are changing how they allow others to collect and use data from their billions of online users.
Irish DPA leaves 99,93% of GDPR complaints without decision
Irish data protection authority acknowledged in Irish Parliament hearing it “handles” GDPR complaints by not deciding about them, in violation of EU law.
EU grappling with potential one-stop-shop reform
Key stakeholders on EU data protection came together at the Global Privacy Summit Online 2021 to discuss potential solutions to the GDPR one-stop shop dilemma.
German court: Damages from GDPR breach must be proven
The Baden-Wuerttemberg Labour Court of Appeals has clarified the requirements for an entitlement to immaterial damages in cases of a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Health experts call for the GDPR revision for cross-border health data sharing
Health experts are urging EU policymakers and legislators to review the EU’s legal data protection framework, the GDPR, which is hampering the sharing of pseudonymised health data outside the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA).
Italian DPA launches a contest on ‘easy privacy information via icons’
‘Easy privacy information via icons? Yes, you can!’ The Italian DPA launches a contest calling for creative ideas from all quarters.
EDPB Gives the Green Light to the Commission’s Draft UK Adequacy Decisions
the EDPB has confirmed in a press release that it has identified “many aspects [of the UK data protection framework] to be essentially equivalent ” to the EU data protection framework.
From California to Brazil: GDPR has created recipe for the world
As Europe’s sweeping GDPR laws approach their third anniversary, other jurisdictions around the world are taking cues from it to develop their own frameworks.
Platforms, not regulators, are driving data privacy enforcement
Unlike GDPR or CCPA, the moves Google and Apple are about to make will cause immediate shockwaves the day they are implemented.
MEPs rue lack of GDPR sanctions issued by Irish data authority
MEPs have said that “a lack of political will and resources” had resulted in a laggard approach to enforcement of the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR).
Dutch privacy watchdog fines Booking.com €475K
Hotel booking site Booking.com got hit with a €475,000 fine for being late to report a data breach, the company’s lead EU privacy regulator announced Wednesday.