Belgian Data Protection Authority issues its first fine
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed its first financial penalty since the entry into […]
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1 year into GDPR, ad industry braces for more fines
Complacency is a dangerous mistress. But it’s a trap many companies are in danger of falling into when it comes […]
Three difficult lessons after first year of GDPR
One year is certainly not enough to judge the value of the reform that took six years to prepare and […]
Prince Harry beat paparazzi using GDPR
Prince Harry won a legal dispute with Splash News, a photo agency which used a helicopter to take pictures inside […]
The US wants to copy Europe’s strict data privacy law – but only some of it
Lawmakers, lobbyists and CEOs in the U.S. are looking to trying to pick out the best parts of the EU’s […]
Dutch DPA Issues Opinion on Use of Cookie Walls
Recently, the Dutch Data protection Authority has taken the position that the use of so-called “cookie walls,” whereby website access […]
German regional data protection authorities impose fines of EUR 449,000 for GDPR breaches
German regional data protection authorities have imposed fines in 75 cases totalling EUR 449,0000 for breaches of the European General […]
Only 0.25% of reported data breach cases fined under GDPR
Data requested by digi.me shows that of 11,468 data breach cases closed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) since GDPR’s […]
Ireland Is Being Shamed For Not Regulating Big Tech
Europe’s tough data-privacy rules risk being undermined by the inaction of a single regulator. Even though Irish Data Protection Commission […]
ICO’s draft Age Appropriate Design Code could seriously impact child data processing
On 15 April 2019, the ICO opened a public consultation on a draft code of practice titled Age Appropriate Design. […]
The GDPR: the driving force behind creative advertising
The months and weeks before its introduction, businesses – and particularly the media industry –scrambled to meet the GDPR legislation. […]
GDPR Drives Changes, but Privacy by Design Proves Elusive
One year later, the EU mandate’s biggest impact has been to focus more attention on data protection and privacy. Many […]