German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
A survey by Handelsblatt shows that 41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year, […]
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EU Advocate General Issues Opinion on Consent for Cookies and Intersection with the GDPR
On March 21, 2019, Advocate General Szpunar released his opinion in the Planet49 case, currently pending before the Court of […]
EDPB LIBE report on the implementation of GDPR
On February 26, the EDPB Chair and Vice-Chair addressed the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) […]
Bavarian Data Protection Authority announces possible fines after website search
At the beginning of February, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (DPA) participated in the Safer Internet Day (SID) 2019 and […]
e-Privacy breaches can rise GDPR fines
Businesses face higher fines if their processing of personal data is found to breach both the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Year 1 of GDPR: Over 200,000 cases reported, firms fined €56 meeelli… Oh, that’s mostly Google
European data protection agencies have issued fines totalling €56m for GDPR breaches since it was enforced last May, from more […]
EDPB clarifies the interaction between the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for their eighth plenary session on 12 and 13 March 2019. On the […]
GDPR – Improving Data Privacy and Cyber Resilience?
Even though GDPR has only been in effect for nine months, regulators across Europe have seen the number of breach […]
Most ICO data breach reports late and incomplete prior to GDPR
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was released today revealing the amount of late […]
GDPR Gives European Tech Companies A Major Advantage
Leveling the playing field and standardizing data privacy across 28 countries allowed European Union companies to scale easily and focus […]
EDPB Releases Overview on the Implementation and Enforcement of the GDPR
On February 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Board presented its first overview on the implementation of the GDPR and […]
Is encrypted data personal data under the GDPR?
As businesses across the world have begun adjusting to life under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, an important question […]