Inherently identifiable: Is it possible to anonymize health and genetic data?
Nearly 25 million people have taken an at-home DNA testing kit and shared that data with one of four ancestry […]
GDPR
Tech and mobile companies want to monetise your data … but are scared of GDPR
The vast majority of technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies want to monetise customer data, but are concerned about regulations […]
German Privacy Regulators Flooded with Google Analytics Complaints
The data protection authorities of the German states are being flooded with complaints, approximately 200,000 in number, regarding deployment of […]
Data for money: App facilitating data portability now under the EDPB’s scrutiny
A number of Italian retailers submitted to the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante, very similar complaints concerning massive data […]
Sweden authorises the use of facial recognition technology by the police
Sweden’s data protection authority has approved the use of facial recognition technology by the police, to help identify criminal suspects. […]
The Polish supervisory authority imposed first administrative fine on a public entity
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office (“The President of the Office”) imposed first administrative fine of PLN 40,000 […]
Criminal proceedings against Österreichische Post
The Austrian data protection authority imposed an administrative fine of 18 million euros on Österreichische Post AG (Austian Postal Service) […]
Where does the GDPR fine money go?
On 8 July 2019, the UK’s ICO issued British Airways with a £183 million penalty for violations and just one […]
EDPB Issues Final Guidelines on ‘Necessary for the Performance of a Contract’ Legal Basis
The European Data Protection Board has issued issued final guidelines on the “necessary for the performance of a contract” legal […]
Ireland publishes note on data breach trends
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has published information note on data breach trends from the first year of the General Data […]
Only 25% of companies disclose data breaches despite GDPR
A high number of businesses in Europe are choosing to not disclose cyber-security breaches to the public, despite the risk […]
Spanish DPA fines company for the cookie policy with 30,000 euros
The Spanish Data Protection Authority fined the company Vueling for the cookie policy used on its website with 30,000 euros […]