Enschede council fined for snooping on citizens via their phones
The Dutch privacy watchdog has fined Enschede local council for tracking its residents using their mobile phones
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Court tells Uber to reinstate five UK drivers sacked by automated process
Ruling in Amsterdam overturns company’s decision to exclude operators for alleged sharing of account details.
Uber has been ordered to reinstate five British drivers who were struck off from its ride-hailing app by robot technology.
Dutch privacy watchdog fines Booking.com €475K
Hotel booking site Booking.com got hit with a €475,000 fine for being late to report a data breach, the company’s lead EU privacy regulator announced Wednesday.
Google Workspace has high data protection risks, says Dutch government
A Dutch government report identifying 10 high data protection risks for users of Google Workspace has been revised after Google’s response, and now says eight high risk issues still remain.
Law enforcement wiretapped the very service used by criminals to evade interception
The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down in a coordinated law enforcement action
Activists Call for Scrutiny of Palantir Over Partnerships With EU Law Enforcement Agencies
SOMI, a Dutch privacy group, is calling for a large-scale investigation into the partnerships that data analytics company Palantir Technologies […]
Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm
Former Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge against the company in Europe, arguing that its “robo-firing” practices contravene GDPR. […]
The Netherlands Is Becoming a Predictive Policing Hot Spot
A report released late last month by Amnesty International revealed that Dutch law enforcement have been engaged in a number of […]
Dutch “Data Pro Code” Approved
On August 27, 2020, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) announced it approved the “Data Pro Code,” a code […]
Italy tops GDPR penalty list with €46m worth of fines this year
Businesses operating within the European Union have been hit with a total of €68 million in fines relating to GDPR breaches […]
Dutch DPA finds Methods used by Tax and Customs Administration unlawful and discriminatory
The Benefits Office of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration should not have processed the (dual) nationality of childcare benefit […]
Consumer privacy group files privacy breach court case against Oracle and Salesforce
A Dutch consumer privacy group has brought a class action claim against tech giants Oracle and Salesforce, alleging that their […]