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 […]
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Germany fines Facebook for under-reporting complaints
German authorities have fined Facebook 2 million euros for under-reporting complaints about illegal content on its social media platform in […]
Facebook fined by Italian DPA €1M over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Italy’s privacy regulator fined Facebook €1 million Friday for violations connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal — the largest fine […]
CNIL issues fine of 20,000 euros against a small company in France regardin videosurveillance
The French data protection authority, the CNIL, announced on 18th June 2019 that it has issued a 20,000 euros fine […]
CNIL issues fine of 20,000 euros against a small company in France regardin videosurveillance
The French data protection authority, the CNIL, announced on 18th June 2019 that it has issued a 20,000 euros fine […]
CNIL Fines French Real Estate Service Provider for Data Security and Retention Failures
On June 6, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it levied a fine of €400,000 on […]
Spanish DPA fines soccer league 250K euros
La Liga has been fined 250,000 euros for violating the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and the European General Data […]
Belgian Data Protection Authority issues its first fine
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed its first financial penalty since the entry into […]
Caught between data protection and trade sanctions?
The rapid evolution of the economic sanctions environment constitutes a compliance challenge for multinationals and financial institutions in particular. A […]
German regional data protection authorities impose fines of EUR 449,000 for GDPR breaches
German regional data protection authorities have imposed fines in 75 cases totalling EUR 449,0000 for breaches of the European General […]
Only 0.25% of reported data breach cases fined under GDPR
Data requested by digi.me shows that of 11,468 data breach cases closed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) since GDPR’s […]
Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses
The social media giant Facebook is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices […]