GDPR complaints stack up across the EU as regulators prepare to issue fines
It’s almost five months since Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Meanwhile, EU member states start to tally […]
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The Facebook hack could be Europe’s first big online privacy battle
In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]
Uber fined $148m for failing to notify drivers they had been hacked
Uber will pay $148m and tighten data security after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that […]
Companies may try to bypass GDPR fines by negotiating with cybercriminals
Europol, the EU’s policing agency, released a report on September 18 in which they warned that EU data protection laws may […]
EU warns Facebook it faces sanctions over ‘misleading’ T&Cs
European Commission has warned Facebook it will face sanctions unless it changes what it calls its “misleading” terms and conditions. Facebook […]
Two French location data companies receive GDPR consent warnings
The French privacy regulator CNIL recently issued official notices to two French data companies: Fidzup and Teemo. CNIL said that […]
Here’s why the first GDPR fines could still be months away
It’s been three months since the introduction of the European Union’s much-heralded General Data Protection Regulation, which gives the bloc’s […]
CNIL goes after smaller firms on GDPR compliance
Google and Facebook may have bullseyes on their backs in Europe, but it’s two mid-sized French startups that received the […]
Cataloguing GDPR complaints since May 25
A full month has passed since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect on May 25. Are consumers […]
Yahoo case highlights pivotal role of Irish data watchdog
Ireland’s data protection authority – Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) – is likely to play “a central role” […]
Data-processing agreements from 30,000 feet
Any organization that processes the personal data of data subjects in the European Union should be concerned about having updated […]
Irish data chief finds Yahoo broke EU law in breach
Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a statement that Yahoo broke EU law by failing to protect user information in […]