Ryanair says it’s not ‘hiding’ behind GDPR in US lawsuit
Ryanair has been accused of trying to hide behind EU data protection rules which, it has been claimed, would prevent […]
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Twitter Data-Breach Case Won’t Be Resolved Before Year’s End
European privacy regulators are unlikely to issue a final ruling on Twitter’s handling of a 2019 data breach before the […]
EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Relevant and Reasoned Objection under Article 60 of the GDPR
During its 39th plenary session on October 8, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on relevant and […]
ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach affecting more than 400,000 customers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details […]
France’s Health Data Hub to move to European cloud infrastructure to avoid EU-US data transfers
France’s data regulator CNIL has issued some recommendations for French services that handle health data, as Mediapart first reported. Those […]
Europe’s top court confirms no mass surveillance without limits
Europe’s top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate government mass surveillance regimes. In a ruling the CJEU has made […]
European privacy laws to blame for continued self-harm content, says Instagram
Content that breaks Instagram’s own rules on promoting and glamourising eating disorders and self-injury can still be found on the […]
Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge
In the past month three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead […]
New mechanism for EU data transfers ‘may be ready by Christmas’
A revised mechanism for transferring EU data outside of the EU may be ready by Christmas, according to the EU’s […]
Fashion chain H&M fined $35m for snooping on employees
Fashion chain H&M has been fined $35million for data protection breaches, including recording and sharing private information about hundreds of […]
Fake GDPR Compliance Reminders Being Shared by Phishers
A new phishing attack has been identified where cybercriminals are sharing a fake GDPR compliance reminder in a bid to […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments
The U.S. Department of Commerce published a white paper to assist organizations in conducting independent analyses of data transfers in […]