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Ireland / Europe: DPC’s record GDPR fine has implications for calculation of GDPR fines and regulatory expectations around transparency rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The DPC issued two draft decisions in May 2020, which were subject to challenge and scrutiny by Concerned Supervisory Authorities in the months which followed, resulting in the GDPR dispute resolution procedure being initiated. The DPC also considered how WhatsApp discharged its obligations under Articles 12 and 13 of the GDPR to its users.

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CNIL Releases 2019 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

On June 9, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2019 (the “Report”). Individuals mainly complained that they did not give consent and/or succeed in stopping unwanted marketing communications; Employee monitoring activities (CCTV, geolocation, call recording, etc.)

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CNIL Fines Two Companies of the Carrefour Group €3.05 Million for GDPR and Cookie Violations

Hunton Privacy

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

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EU Council Agrees on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation

Data Matters

On February 10, 2021, the Council of the European Union (which includes representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, hereinafter Council) reached an agreement on the ePrivacy Regulation proposal that governs the protection of privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications services (ePrivacy Regulation).

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CILIP Coronavirus Information Service

CILIP

Government advice hub, including advice for the public, employers and businesses - [link]. Coronavirus support from Government. The government announced its budget for 2020-21 on Wednesday 12 March. See the Government Fact Sheet for more information. The Prime Minister has stated the Government?s

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. government reported a significant rise in hacks perpetrated against private companies by nation-state-sponsored threat actors. 14,028, 86 Fed.

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ICO Publishes Age Appropriate Design Code of Practice for Online Products and Services accessed by Children

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On 21 January 2020, the ICO published the Age Appropriate Design Code of Practice. Detrimental Use of Data: You should not use children’s personal data in ways that have been shown to be detrimental to their wellbeing , or that go against industry codes of practice, other regulatory provisions, or Government advice.

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