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Maintaining GDPR and Data Privacy Compliance in 2024

IT Governance

He’s also an award-winning author, and has been involved in developing a wide range of information security and data privacy training courses, has consulted for clients across the globe, and is a regular media commentator and speaker. About that “GDPR-like legislation”, could you please elaborate?

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CJEU Rules on Processing of Sensitive Data and Compensation Under the GDPR

Hunton Privacy

Background The case related to the processing of an incapacitated employee’s personal data, including health data, by the medical service provider (“MDK”) of a health insurance fund in Germany. The CJEU also held that the rules and limitations on the processing of sensitive personal data under Article 9.2(h)

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Breach Roundup: Swedish Insurer Fined $3M for GDPR Breach

Data Breach Today

Also, Google Fitbit Faces Privacy Complaints From Schrems This week, the Swedish DPA fined an insurer $3 million for violating GDPR, a DDoS attack disrupted a German financial agency website, Google Fitbit faced privacy complaints from Schrems, Ragnar Locker published hacked hospital data, and Seville, Spain dealt with the aftermath of a ransomware (..)

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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2

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GDPR compliance checklist

IBM Big Data Hub

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. However, GDPR compliance is not necessarily a straightforward matter.

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Spotify Fined 5 Million Euros for GDPR Violations

Data Breach Today

Online Music Streamer Will Appeal Decision From Swedish Data Protection Authority Swedish privacy regulators ordered Spotify to pay 5 million euros after finding the music streaming service not forthcoming enough with how it uses consumer data.

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Uber Fined 10 Million Euros by Dutch Data Regulator

Data Breach Today

Ride-Hailing Company Fined for Inadequate Data Transparency Practices Under GDPR Uber must pay a fine of 10 million euros to the Dutch data protection authority after the agency found the ride-hailing app maker had not been transparent about how long it kept driver data and which employees outside of Europe had access to the data.

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