Ireland received 136 cross-border complaints under GDPR by end of 2018
Ireland dealt with 136 GDPR One-Stop-Shop complaints from 25 May to 31 December 2018, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) says. […]
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German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year. The fines are low compared to […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Updated List of Processing Activities Requiring DPIA
The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently published (in French and in Dutch) the updated list of the types of processing activities which require […]
GDPR, CCPA and beyond: Changes in data privacy laws and enforcement risks to monitor in 2019
With significant enforcement activity and new laws being enacted or proposed since the start of the year, regulators in the […]
EDPB Issues Statement on U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
On February 25, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) issued a statement regarding the transfer of personal data […]
How to apply the GDPR data minimization principle to online sales
Online services and online sales are some of the areas that have potentially the most to gain and the most […]
How do organizations demonstrate a positive privacy impact?
In his speech at the 2018 International Conference for Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners conference, European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni […]
How opt-in consent really works
Consent is only one of several lawful bases for data processing available under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Nonetheless, […]
Ad-tech industry: GDPR complaint is like holding road builders to account for traffic violations
A war of words – in the form of automotive analogies – has erupted between privacy advocates and the Interactive […]
GDPR fines ‘likely to end up before Europe’s highest court’
Fines levied on multinationals and other organisations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are likely to end up before […]
Increasing Fines Expected from German DPAs
In Germany, DPAs are investigating a broad range of non-compliance issues and showing a tendency toward increasing their enforcement activities, […]
Insurer Offers GDPR-Specific Coverage for SMBs
Cyber insurance provider Coalition has announced new policies explicitly designed to cover fines and costs stemming from violations of the […]