GDPR

February 5, 2021

66% of Workers Risk Breaching GDPR by Printing Work-Related Docs at Home

20% of home workers admit to printing confidential employee info including payroll, addresses and medical information.

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February 2, 2021

Belgian DPA imposes €50,000 Fine on Family Service

The Belgian DPA has imposed a fine of 50,000 euro on the company Family Service for various breaches of the GDPR.

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February 1, 2021

noyb brings Luxemburg’s Data Protection watchdog to court for refuses to act on US companies

noyb filed an appeal against decisions of the Luxemburg Data Protection Authority (CNPD) for dismissing complaints against US-based companies.

January 27, 2021

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.

January 23, 2021

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.

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January 23, 2021

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.

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January 23, 2021

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.

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January 20, 2021

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

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January 17, 2021

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.