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 […]
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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 […]
GDPR: Europe Counts 65,000 Data Breach Notifications So Far
European privacy authorities have received nearly 65,000 data breach notifications since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation went into full […]
Lithuania DPA isuues EUR 61,500 GDPR fine
Lithuanian data protection authority (State Data Protection Inspectorate) imposed the first administrative fine in Lithuania for violations of the General […]
Administrative fine of 170.000 € imposed on Bergen Municipality
The Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) has imposed an administrative fine of 1.6 million Norwegian kroner, or the equivalent of 170.000 […]
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday it had fined Facebook a total of 1.65 million lira ($270,976.01) […]
GDPR one year on – what have we learned?
The one year anniversary since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect is fast approaching (25 […]
Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big
Facebook’s announcement in late April that it had set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to settle claims that it […]
FTC chair suggests record fines are coming
For a few weeks now, rumors have circled Washington that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is negotiating a potentially record-breaking […]