DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

Meanwhile, a sometimes popular (mis)conception is that data protection laws – and particularly the GDPR – are a barrier to the effective use of personal data for research. The implication was that data controllers did not fully understand, and therefore were not effectively making use of, the research provisions.

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The Guardian Data Protection

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits Australia’s privacy watchdog has launched an inquiry into how TikTok harvests personal data and whether it is being done with consent.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Consent Requirement for Collection of Personal Information. Based on the above, there is no substantial new rule in this Circular, although it expressly emphasizes the legitimate protection of the personal data collected during the process of prevention and control of epidemics and disease outbreaks.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In both cases, the FTC’s complaint alleged that the companies retained personal data for longer than was necessary, and that conduct violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair act or practice. Count II focused on the collection and use of consumer data from third-party apps.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Mark Warner Demands Answers From Meta on its Pixel Practices As controversy grows around the use of Facebook Pixel code and similar tracking tools that harvest sensitive health and other personal data of consumers, so does the pressure from lawmakers demanding answers from tech vendors about those data collection practices.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 27, 2022

The Italian privacy authority, the Garante, deemed that the use of Google Analytics results in unlawful transfers of personal data to the United States in violation of the principles outlined in the Schrems II ruling. In Order No. The disputed facts. The key points of the Garante’s decision on Google Analytics.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 6, 2023

Authors: Carolyn Bigg , Yue Lin Lee and Daisy Wong Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) has issued its first decision on the Legitimate Interests Exception under the PDPA. In the PDPC’s preliminary decision, RedMart was given directions to assess its collection of the ID Photographs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Consumer groups assert that Meta is not adhering to various rules established by the European privacy regulation GDPR: Fair Processing (Article 5(1)(a)): Personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Consumer groups claim that Meta’s data collection is unfair and lacks transparency.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2019

Many security experts are warning of the risks of using the popular app, threat actors could be potentially interested in data collected by FaceApp. Poland’s digital affairs ministry is investigating into the app and it is evaluating the security risks posed by FaceApp to the personal data of its users.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 23, 2020

On March 13, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) released a statement regarding workplace-related processing of personal data in the context of the COVID-19 crisis (the “Statement”). The personal data collected must be adequately protected ( i.e. , integrity and confidentiality).

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Data Protection Report

MAY 21, 2020

On 14 May 2020, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information ( MCI ) and the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore ( PDPC ) announced a public consultation (the Public Consultation ) on the draft Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill (the Draft Bill ) and related amendments to the Spam Control Act ( SCA ).

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. Related: GDPR sets new course for data privacy. However, SMBs have can struggle with the expense and execution of complying with data security laws in many countries.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

On 7 February 2019, the German antitrust authority ( Bundeskartellamt , the FCO ) ruled against Facebook combining user personal data from different sources, saying it was exploiting its position as a dominant social media company in violation of the EU data protection laws. Is the decision final?

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 6, 2018

Data protection laws in Asia continue to be introduced and updated. On 22 May 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved in principle a revised draft of Thailand’s first personal data protection act (Draft Act). Thailand currently does not have any specific law regulating data protection. Collection of personal data.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 26, 2021

On July 5, 2021, the Italian supervisory authority (“ Garante ”) published an injunction against a company operating a food delivery app (“ Company ”) over the processing of riders’ personal data with respect to the use of algorithms for the management of the orders. Retention period. The need for a DPIA.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 24, 2024

I argue that privacy consent should confer less legitimacy and power and that it be backstopped by a set of duties on organizations that process personal data based on consent. As to privacy, consent authorizes and legitimizes a wide range of data collection and processing. Express consent cannot scale.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

On February 8, 2024, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced the priority topics for its inspections in 2024. In 2024, the CNIL will focus its investigations on the following priority topics: Data Collection for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Data of Minors.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 13, 2022

The setup of Google Analytics does not prevent the transfer of personal data outside the EU since all personal data collected via Google Analytics is hosted in the US. However, such list does not address the issues raised by international data transfers and notably the consequences of the Schrems II decision.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 16, 2023

On May 16, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced its action plan on artificial intelligence (the “AI Action Plan”).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

It took a global pandemic and the death of George Floyd to put deep-seated social inequities, especially systemic racism, front and center for intense public debate. Related: Will ‘blockchain’ lead to more equitable wealth distribution? This is not just my casual observation. It’s more profound than fire or electricity.”

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Data Protection Report

JULY 16, 2020

The terms require users to “consent” to Facebook’s use of personal data, i.e. they are compelled to agree that their personal data may be combined with their personal data from other services within Facebook’s group (e.g. WhatsApp and Instagram), as well as from third party websites.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 25, 2020

Establishments and companies in the UK will therefore be responsible for the additional collection and potential sharing of customers’ personal data. Any entity engaging in this kind of data collection will need to comply with the requirements of data protection law.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 12, 2023

The decision imposes important requirements in relation to the interpretation of the GDPR and the interplay between competition authorities and data protection supervisory authorities, in particular, with regards to the personalised use of consumers’ personal data for targeted advertising by social media platforms.

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Data Matters

JUNE 18, 2021

The European Commission has formally launched its legislative initiative aimed at increasing access to and further use of data, so that more public and private actors can benefit from technologies such as Big Data and machine learning. a more flexible framework for access and use of private data sources by public bodies; b.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Right to Request to Exercise Personal Data Rights (Rule 4.02 – Rule 4.07; 6.11). The proposed regulation provides the people of Colorado with a mechanism to protect their personal data rights by making requests directly to data controllers, or businesses who control their personal data.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JULY 7, 2020

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a EUR 830,000 (approximately USD 937,000) fine against the Dutch Credit Registration Bureau (BKR) for violating data subject rights. The fine stems from BKR’s practice of charging fees and discouraging individuals who wanted to access their personal data.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 18, 2022

Google Analytics 4 aims, among other things, to address recent developments in the EU regarding the use of analytics cookies and data transfers resulting from such use. The complaints focused on whether the transfer of EU personal data to Google in the U.S. Background. through the use of the Google Analytics cookie is unlawful.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2023

Related Statutory Amendments in S.B. 262 In addition to the FDBR, S.B. 262 also contains provisions relating to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces. Government Moderation of Social Media S.B.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 29, 2019

The Belgian Data Protection Authority on Tuesday May 28 sanctioned a local politician with a fine of 2000 EUR for having abused e-mailaddresses of citizens for election purposes. Politicians holding a public mandate must be aware that personal data obtained during the performance of public duties may never be used again for personal purposes.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Researchers discovered that analytics data associated with iPhone include Directory Services Identifier (DSID) that could allow identifying users. Researchers at software company Mysk discovered that analytics data collected by iPhone include the Directory Services Identifier (DSID), which could allow identifying users.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 2, 2019

On December 28, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published guidance regarding the conditions to be met by organizations in order to lawfully share personal data with business partners or other third parties, such as data brokers. See last bullet point below.).

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 13, 2019

The scope of application of the Data Security Measures. The data covered by the Data Security Measures includes personal data and important data. Requirements for personal data collection statements. Other items required by laws and administrative regulations.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) law that governs how organizations collect and use personal data. Any company operating in the EU or handling EU residents’ data must adhere to GDPR requirements. The company processes data on behalf of a company based in the EEA.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The Singapore High Court and the Hong Kong District Court have both considered the right to compensation for injury to feelings in two recent cases involving misuse of personal data but arrived at different conclusions. Reed, brought an action against Mr. Bellingham for contravention of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The GDPR puts forth a litany of rules for how organizations in and outside of Europe handle the personal data of EU residents. The details of any organization’s plan to become fully GDPR compliant will vary based on the data the organization collects and what it does with that data.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JUNE 1, 2021

Senior doctors call on colleagues not to share personal data, in effort to buy time to raise awareness of plans Senior GPs have called on colleagues to refuse to hand over patients’ personal data to NHS Digital, in a move they hope will buy time to raise awareness of plans to place all medical records in England on a central database.

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The Guardian Data Protection

AUGUST 6, 2023

Data protection and digital information bill changes wording on which requests for personal data can be refused Individuals’ control over and access to their data is being undermined by a post-Brexit bill that favours big business and “shady” technology companies, a digital rights group has claimed. Continue reading.

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