How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good
A ruling in late October against a little-known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website […]
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First German data protection authority issues GDPR fine
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) was the first German data protection authority to […]
UK ICO Issues Warning to Washington Post Over Cookie Consent Practices
UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued a warning to the U.S.-based The Washington Post over its approach to obtaining consent […]
Romania uses EU data protection law to silence journalists
An award-winning journalism outlet in Romania is being threatened with fines by the country’s data protection authorities – for having […]
ICO hits Leave.EU and Arron Banks insurance company with £135,000 in fines
An investigation conducted by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) into a data breach suffered by Leave.EU has left the pro-Brexit […]
Average fine in UK for data breaches doubles to £146,000 in just a year
The average value of fines issued by the UK’s data protection authority doubled over the last year to reach £146,000. […]
Portuguese hospital receives 400,000 € fine for GDPR infringement
On July 17, 2018, the Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for infringement […]
Average data breach fine doubles in one year
City AM reports that the average financial penalty issued by the UK regulator for data fines has doubled over the […]
First GDPR fine issued by Austrian data protection regulator
Austrian Data Protection Authority (“DSB”) has issued a fine against an entrepreneur for violations of the GDPR. The entrepreneur had installed […]
Yahoo agrees to $50M settlement package for users hit by massive security breach
One of the largest consumer internet hacks has bred one of the largest class action settlements after Yahoo agreed to […]
Facebook fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The […]
EDPB dealing with 162 cross border cases but no fines issued as yet
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has by now 162 cross-border cases on its case register and are under investigation. Some […]