IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

Now that the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has been in effect for over a year, you’ve likely become acquainted with the term ‘personal data’ But what exactly does personal data mean? What is personal data? What is sensitive personal data? A home address.

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IT Governance

MAY 25, 2023

billion fine for Meta – by far the biggest fine issued under the GDPR since it took effect five years ago – has been taken by many as a sign that the Regulation is at last beginning to be enforced with sufficient vigour. Companies that ostensibly offered services to consumers were amassing large data sets about how those consumers behaved.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 5, 2021

On August 2, 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority ( Garante per la protezione dei dati personali , “Garante”) announced that it had levied a €2,500,000 fine on Deliveroo Italy s.r.l.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 24, 2021

GDPR Three Years Later. May 25, 2021, marks the third anniversary of GDPR – a landmark regulation not only for consumer privacy but for businesses processing and controlling petabytes of personal data day after day. Standardizing data protection processes across the EU digital market. Tue, 05/25/2021 - 06:26.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 19, 2023

On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice (“ CJEU ”) delivered its judgment regarding the right of access to personal data under Article 15 GDPR. The CJEU held that when exercising their right of access under the GDPR, data subjects must be provided with the individual data recipients of their personal data.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2018

There’s not much organisations can do to eliminate data loss, so the problem becomes how to reduce the damage once the data is exposed? This is a particularly pressing concern with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect this year. Data transfers. Pseudonymisation and encryption.

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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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Hunton Privacy

JULY 18, 2023

Palazzi from Allende & Brea in Argentina reports that on June 30, 2023, the Argentine Executive Branch sent the new proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) to the National Congress for consideration. More information about the new law is expected to be posted on AAIP’s website. 25,326 of 2000).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The regulations from GDPR, PIPL, and CCPA are especially prevalent to MSPs and software vendors because they get access to data from so many organizations, but all businesses need to comply with them. PIPL Compliance CCPA Compliance GDPR Compliance How to Stay Up to Date with Changing Compliance Regulations. GDPR Compliance.

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IT Governance

MARCH 30, 2023

Article 17 of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) plays a distinctive yet essential role in data protection law. It enshrines “the right to erasure” (sometimes referred to as “the right to be forgotten”), which allows people to request that an organisation deletes any personal data related to them.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2021

TikTok is again being accused of illegally processing children’s personal data. She alleges that TikTok is violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) by collecting excessive data and failing to explain what it’s used for. TikTok has continually defended the way it processes children’s personal data.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 20, 2022

Noyb filed a total of 101 complaints against a wide range of data exporters across Europe for their alleged continued transfer of personal data to Facebook and Google in the US, in breach of the CJEU “ Schrems II ” (C-311/18) judgment and GDPR Chapter V requirements.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 29, 2023

The UK and the US Build a ‘Data Bridge’ to Facilitate Personal Data Movements andrew.gertz@t… Tue, 08/29/2023 - 13:41 Modern-day business transactions heavily rely on international data transfers. However, despite this strong relationship, the UK GDPR’s requirements somewhat hinder current arrangements.

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2018

Now that the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has been in effect for a couple of months, you’ve hopefully become acquainted with its definition of personal data: “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person”. What is personal data? Location 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

OCTOBER 31, 2023

October 12, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced a €600,000 fine for mass media company Groupe Canal+ for failing to comply with its commercial prospecting obligations applicable under the French Post and Electronic Communications Code and several obligations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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IT Governance

MARCH 17, 2022

Meta has been fined €17 million (about £14.2 million) for twelve breaches of EU data protection rules. The tech giant, formerly known as Facebook, violated several GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requirements, and more than 30 million people have been affected. What does this mean for GPDR enforcement?

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 28, 2020

An ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) investigation revealed that the credit reference agency has been selling personal data to political parties and organisations that used it to identify those who could afford products and services. Likewise, it must stop processing personal data that has been collected without a lawful basis.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2021

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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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) confirming that SEC-regulated UK domiciled firms (“ UK Regulated Firms ”) can share personal data with the SEC when seeking to comply with regulatory obligations, in compliance with the UK GDPR. As the GDPR places restrictions on the transfer of personal data to the U.S.,

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Data controllers and data processors are an integral part of the GDPR. The terms ‘data controller’ and ‘data processor’ have been around for years, but it’s only since the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect that they’ve been scrutinised. Responsibilities of the data processor.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 1, 2020

But this is a tricky area to navigate, particularly following the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), since both the ICO and the FCA have started to pay more attention to this area. What are the legal mechanisms to sell or utilise personal data in an insolvency situation? Asset sales.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 17, 2020

In the second quarter of 2020, data protection bodies across Europe issued at least 46 administrative fines under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , with the penalties totalling nearly €2.9 Download GDPR Fines Quarterly Report: Q2 2020. Spain is responsible for by far the most GDPR fines. million (£2.6

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

On 2 September 2021, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced it has imposed a €225 million administrative fine against WhatsApp Ireland Limited , as well as a reprimand and an order to bring its processing into compliance. This is the highest GDPR fine ever issued by the DPC, and the second highest by any EU regulator to date.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In contrast to personal injury claims where lawyers have (hundreds of) years of case law to call upon to help calculate compensation, there is comparatively little case law considering how compensation will be calculated for distress when personal data are processed in breach of GDPR. There must be some objective harm.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 27, 2023

In the course of this cyber-attack, personal data – mainly tax and social security information – of approximately 4 million Bulgarian citizens (or approximately 6 million citizens in total, including foreign citizens) had been accessed and published on the Internet. 82 (1) GDPR.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) superseded all laws based on the EU’s Data Protection Directive, including the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998, on 25 May 2018. Some organisations believe that a simple privacy notice is all that is required, but the GDPR actually demands far more than that. .

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 22, 2020

Two years after the GDPR entered into force, the European Commission ( EC ) issued its first evaluation of the GDPR. Individuals are increasingly aware of the GDPR and their GDPR rights. However, the right to data portability is still not used to its full potential. The GDPR’s international data transfer toolbox.

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Data Matters

MARCH 25, 2020

On 20 March 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“ EDPB ”) released a statement on the protection of personal data in connection with measures that public authorities and business organizations (including employers) are taking to address the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Data protection principles.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 12, 2021

Last month, Amazon was hit with a €746 million (about £630 million) fine for violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) – an astronomical figure by data protection regulation, or indeed most, standards. And how will it affect GDPR compliance in the future? What did Amazon do wrong?

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2019

With a mammoth GDPR fine handed out to Google last week, it’s time for organisations to reassess their understanding of the Regulation. We’re through the eye of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) storm. Some began to lose faith. It’s Y2K all over again”; a big fuss over nothing. The basics. Who needs to pay attention?

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 21, 2023

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta’s WhatsApp €5.5 million for violating data protection laws. by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). million (for breaches of the GDPR relating to its service).”

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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. Code § 1881(b)(4), which subjects the company to the surveillance of U.S.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Perhaps the most widely discussed set of compliance requirements within the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) are those found in Article 32. That’s because it contains the measures that organisations must implement to prevent cyber attacks and data breaches. What is Article 32 of the GDPR? So how can you do that?

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 22, 2022

UK GDPR Reform: government publishes response to consultation – likely to form basis of forthcoming UK Data Reform Bill. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has finally published the UK government’s long-awaited response to the consultation on the future of the UK data protection regime. Reform of Article 22.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2019

Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25th last year, data protection has become a very hot topic. On May 22, 2019, the European Commission published an infographic on compliance with and enforcement of the GDPR from May 2018 to May 2019 and it is clear that a lot of work still needs to be done.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Earlier this week, Meta announced it will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative AI in the run-up to the European Parliament elections – amid concerns about fake news. Below are the questions and answers of my interview: What specific GDPR rules do the consumer groups claim Meta is not complying with?

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