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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. Our GDPR Fines Quarterly Report revealed that more than two thirds of that total – €110 million (£94 million) – came in the final quarter of the year.

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Ireland: DPC Annual Report 2020: Enforcement & Transfers Dominate Agenda

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

In its second full year overseeing and regulating the GDPR in Ireland, the Data Protection Commission ( DPC ) has published its 2020 Annual Report , highlighting key observations, emerging guidance, and large scale inquiries and decisions of 2020. 90% of the recorded breach cases were concluded in 2020. Enforcement.

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CNIL publishes a draft TIA guide

Data Protection Report

The European Data Protection Board ( EDPB ) followed up with recommendations [2] setting out its expectations on what the Schrems II decision meant for carrying out a data transfer impact assessment ( TIA ) for Article 46 GDPR instruments. When is a TIA required?

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GDPR: lawful bases for processing, with examples

IT Governance

Last updated March 2020. Under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you need to identify a lawful basis before processing personal data. Lawfulness of processing under the GDPR. In this context, a contract doesn’t have to be a formal legal document, as long as it meets the requirements of contract law.

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Irish DPA Issues €450,000 Fine Against Twitter for Data Breach Following EDPB Decision under the GDPR Consistency Mechanism

Hunton Privacy

On December 15, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) announced its fine of €450,000 against Twitter International Company (“Twitter”), following its investigation into a breach resulting from a bug in Twitter’s design. Investigation and GDPR Dispute Resolution Procedure. The bug was discovered on December 26, 2018.

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Germany: Bonn Regional Court overrules GDPR Fining Guidelines by German Data Protection Authorities

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Background: How to calculate GDPR fines? How to properly calculate administrative fines for non-compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘ GDPR ’) is one of the most important questions when applying the GDPR on practical level, e.g. : What is actually meant by the reference to “undertaking” in Article 83 (4) to (6) GDPR?

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Thermal cameras and COVID-19 – The German DPAs have spoken

Data Protection Report

On September 11, 2020, the German Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK), the joint body of the German data protection authorities, published its position on the use of thermal cameras and electronic temperature checks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. 25 GDPR and security of data processing in to Art.

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