Equifax breach could be most costly in corporate history
Equifax Inc. said it expects costs related to its massive 2017 data breach to surge by $275 million this year, […]
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CNIL flexible on enforcement of new obligations for first months of GDPR regime
France’s Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, announced last month that in the first months of implementation of the GDPR, it […]
The FTC-Venmo Privacy Settlement is All About Design
Paypal has settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that stated its popular money transferring app, Venmo, misled customers […]
French DPA takes pragmatic approach to GDPR enforcement
The French data protection authority (‘CNIL’) published, on 19 February 2018, a press release outlining its approach in terms of […]
Telecom Italy fined 840,000 euros for marketing calls without consent
The Garante, Italy’s Data Protection Commission, has issued an administrative fine of Euros 840,000 for breaching Italy’s Privacy Code. Telecom […]
Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces fine of up to €100 million
A Belgian court threatened Facebook on Friday with a fine of up to 100 million euros ($125 million) if it […]
Russians Sentenced for Roles in Massive Data Breach
Two Russian hackers who were key players in one of the largest, most brazen data breaches involving the theft of […]
Company previously fined for making nuisance calls is prosecuted for failing to change its ways
A company that has already been fined for making nuisance calls has now been prosecuted in a criminal court for […]
Employee who sold personal data to nuisance callers is fined
A former worker at an accident repair firm who downloaded and sold the personal data of motorists to nuisance callers […]
South Korea Fines Bitcoin Exchanges Over Privacy Violations
The South Korean telecommunications regulator has fined eight cryptocurrency exchanges for data protection violations. Source: South Korea Fines Bitcoin Exchanges […]
ICO will take proportionate approach to GDPR fines
The ICO is not planning to issue fines in every circumstance when it detects a breach of the GDPR (or […]
Lessons learnt from UK cyber breach enforcement case
On 10 January 2018, the UK ICO issued a fine to Carphone Warehouse amounting to £400,000, close to the maximum […]