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Irish National Police Data Leak Highlights Third-Party Risk
The recent data breach incident involving the Irish National Police. This breach underscores the critical importance of addressing…
Fines for breaches of EU GDPR privacy law spike sevenfold
Fines for GDPR breaches have increased sevenfold to 1.2 billion with EU-US data transfers being a major issue.
Do Not Call: AEPD Spain Fines Telecom €100,000
Telecom company fined €100,000 for unsolicited telemarketing calls to an individual on the do not call list.
UK Government plans to make changes to GDPR
Wired have written an article about the UK government's proposed changes to GDPR to try and improve on the the current legislation
WhatsApp Ireland Hit With Record €225 Million Fine
Irish DPC fine WhatsApp Ireland a record amount after finding a lack of transparency as to how the app shares user data
Luxembourg CNPD Fines Group of Companies €18,000 for Lack of DPO Involvement
The group appointed a DPO as a part of its data protection office located at its headquarters, while its Luxembourg…
GDPR EU says UK’s data protection framework ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data
The Commission has determined that the UK’s data protection framework ensures an adequate level of protection for personal…
US and EU Commit to Enabling Transatlantic Commerce
A new US-EU Trade and Technology Council has been created to grow bilateral trade and investment relationships and…
COVID-19: ICO UK Finds No Consent for Marketing Emails
A contract tracing company is fined £8,000 for sending nearly 84,000 emails to subscribers who had not consented…
SSC GDPR: European Commission Adopts New Standard Contractual Clauses
On June 4th, the European Commission has announced the adoption of the long-awaited new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).…
DPA Denmark Finds Processing of Applicants’ Data Compliant
A research center has a legitimate interest in asking job applicants how they heard about a specific position…
Toyota Data Privacy Portal
As a demonstration of Toyota’s continued commitment and leadership in consumer privacy, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) is…
Top EU Privacy Regulator Calls for Total Ban on Targeted Ads
Top EU Privacy Regulator Calls for Total Ban on Targeted Ads By Debra Kaufman February 12, 2021 The European…
Legal Departments Should Play Leading Role in CCPA, GDPR Data Subject Access Requests
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2020/09/28/legal-departments-should-play-leading-role-in-ccpa-gdpr-data-subject-access-requests/
Adequacy: EU-UK Data Flows Post-Brexit Remain Uncertain
An academic paper notes that, post-Brexit, there will be legal challenges if the EU Commission grants full adequacy for…