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Organisations received £155 million in GDPR fines in 2020

IT Governance

In 2020, organisations received €182 million (about £155 million) in fines for violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , according to an IT Governance report. There were at least 92 GDPR fines in Q4 2020, with more than a quarter of them coming from Spain. The surge is most likely tied to COVID-19.

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Organizations Struggle with Cloud Security in the Post Digital Transformation Era – Highlights from our 2020 Data Threat Report-Global Edition

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

2020 marks the launch of the Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition for the seventh consecutive year. The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition indicates that we have reached a tipping point. Whatever the nature of the data stored in the cloud, it needs to be secured. A look ahead—quantum computing.

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European data export bonanza: revised SCCs and EDPB Schrems II guidance published

Data Protection Report

On 11 November, the European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ) published its much anticipated guidance on the Schrems II judgment. Recommendations 02/2020 on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance Measures (the EEG Recommendations ). a “warrant canary”); and.

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CNIL Publishes Standard on HR Data Processing

Hunton Privacy

On April 15, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published the final version of its standard (“Referential”) concerning the processing of personal data for core Human Resources (“HR”) management purposes. Main Changes in the Referential on HR Data Processing. telephone call listening/recording.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

Introduction to Data Protection Laws. Data protection laws, regulations, and rules control the collection, use, transfer, and storage of personal and sensitive information. Personal data protection requirements may be issued by federal, state (provincial), or local governments.

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European Data Protection Board Issues Schrems II Recommendations

Data Matters

Privacy Shield program (“Privacy Shield”) and potentially required supplementary protections to be implemented when Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) are used to ensure an ‘essentially equivalent’ level of data protection. The EDPB on November 11 issued two sets of recommendations.

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FRANCE: NEW GUIDANCE FOR DATA RETENTION

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

They provide more practical guidance and update the CNIL previous Recommendations dated 11 October 2005 on the conditions of archiving personal data [2]. The CNIL’s Guidelines apply to all private companies and public organizations processing personal data. An organization based on the personal data lifecycle.