EDPB publishes overview on the implementation of the GDPR and national DPAs
European Data Protection Board has published an overview of the implementation and enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
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Romanian DPA fines UniCredit €130,000 for data protection by design failures
The National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (‘ANSPDCP’) announced, on 4 July 2019, that it had fined UniCredit Bank […]
German Bundestag approves 2nd German Data Protection Adaptation Act
On 28 June 2019, the German Bundestag passed the 2nd German Data Protection Act (“2nd DSAnpUG”) which will amongst other […]
Cookie consent – What “good” compliance looks like according to the ICO
On 3 July 2019, the UK data protection authority (the ICO) updated its guidance on the rules that apply to […]
The importance of consent and privacy when deploying voice biometrics
Whilst choice of voice biometrics for many companies operating large call-centres may the correct technological choice, its implementation doesn’t appear […]
SCHREMS 2.0 – the demise of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield?
On July 9th, Europe’s highest court – the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – is set to […]
French DPA to take action on online targeted advertisements
French data protection authority CNIL has received an important number of individual and collective complaints (La Quadrature du Net, Privacy […]
Irish DPA issues guidance on cloud computing
Irelands data protection authority – Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) – has prepared guidance to assist organisations understand their obligations with […]
French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules
A leading French consumer group has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy […]
EU Commission publishes report on GDPR application issues
The European Commission has published Multistakeholder Expert Group’s report on eperience of application of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR). […]
ICO admits its own cookie policy is non-compliant with GDPR
The Information Commissioners Office has admitted that its current consent notice relating to the use of cookies on devices failed […]
Consumer contract law in the age of data
As part of its 2015 Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Commission proposed modernising the rules applicable to sales of […]