Austrian Data Protection Authority finalises investigation into Österreichische Post AG
The Austrian Data Protection Authority has finalised its investigation into the Austrian Post (Österreichische Post AG) and issued a decision […]
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Hellenic DPA does “ex officio” GDPR compliance investigation
The Hellenic DPA, in order to a) explore the level of compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and […]
Brazil Investigates Google For Alleged Privacy Breach
The Ministry of Justice, through its Consumer Affairs Department, filed an administrative proceeding against the Google subsidiary in Brazil after […]
Google remain under ICO scrutiny for GDPR misdemeanours
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to work alongside regulators in Europe to establish whether Google has fallen foul of more […]
ICO to investigate Google over GDPR violations
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into whether Google has violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The UK’s […]
Facebook Faces 7 Data Probes from Irish Watchdog
Facebook Inc. faces seven separate data-protection probes in Ireland as the country’s privacy regulator looks to take advantage of new […]
Google faces another GDPR probe
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (Datainspektionen) announced the investigation earlier this week. The probe is the result of a complaint […]
EU data watchdog raises concerns over Facebook integration
Facebook’s plan to merge WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger could raise significant data protection concerns, according to the Irish commission […]
Dutch SA initiates exploratory investigation into DPAs
The Dutch Supervisory Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “AP”) recently communicated a press release stating that it reached out to 30 organizations […]
Italian DPA calls for end of Whatsapp/Facebook “data sharing practices” as investigation finalises
Earlier this year, the Italian DPA closed its investigation into WhatsApp sharing data with Facebook. The investigation started in August […]
Why the FTC is Taking a New Look at Facebook Privacy
After a yearlong string of news reports that have called Facebook’s data-sharing practices into question, federal regulators are taking a […]
LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members to buy targeted ads on Facebook
LinkedIn has been called out a number of times for how it is able to suggest uncanny connections to you, […]