WhatsApp facing up to €50M privacy fine
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp could be fined up to €50 million over violations of the European Union’s data protection rules.
GDPR
UK Case Tests the Territorial Application of the GDPR to U.S. Run Website
The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others tested the territorial reach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and represents the first UK judgment dealing with the territorial scope of the GDPR.
Monitoring of Employees Faces under Scrutiny in Europe
European privacy regulators are scrutinizing how employers collect workers’ personal data and dishing out multimillion-dollar fines for violations.
An EU parliament website for COVID testing allegedly broke the EU’s privacy laws
The European Parliament is being investigated by the European Data Protection Supervisor after allegations that its COVID testing website didn’t meet EU privacy standards.
EUR 272.5m in fines imposed by European regulators under GDPR
EUR 272.5 million of fines have been imposed for a wide range of infringements of Europe’s tough data protection laws
EDPB & EDPS adopt joint opinions on new sets of SCCs
The EDPB and EDPS have adopted joint opinions on two sets of contractual clauses (SCCs). One opinion on the SCCs for contracts between controllers and processors and one on the SCCs for the transfer of personal data to third countries.
Court says all EU states can take data cases against Facebook
Social media giant had insisted only Ireland’s regulator could take action over infringements.
Council of the EU Released a New Draft of the ePrivacy Regulation
On January 5, 2021, the Council of the European Union released a new, draft version of the ePrivacy Regulation.
Irish murderer appeals conviction on grounds of EU data law breach
Phone data helped clinch murder conviction for Graham Dwyer in 2015 but he may go free.
Italian Privacy Watchdog Initiates Proceedings Against TikTok
The investigations the Italian DPA highlight data processing activities that are not compliant with GDPR.
UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code
The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.
EDPB Publishes Its 2021-2023 Strategy
the European Data Protection Board released its 2021-2023 Strategy. read this article to learn more.