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Clothing Retailer H&M Told to Wear $41 Million GDPR Fine

Data Breach Today

Employee Surveillance Violations Trigger Germany's Biggest Privacy Fine to Date Privacy regulators in Germany have slammed clothing retailer H&M with a $41 million fine for collecting and retaining private employee data in violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.

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The bright side of data privacy compliance: 5 value-driven opportunities for retailers

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The bright side of data privacy compliance: 5 value-driven opportunities for retailers madhav Thu, 08/31/2023 - 05:20 Failing to keep up with data privacy legislations, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can harm a brand’s bottom-line and public reputation.

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California Fines Sephora $1.2 Million for Privacy Violations

Data Breach Today

Retailer Accused of Selling Customer Data While Failing to Honor Opt-Out Requests Retailer Sephora has been fined $1.2

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Retail Privacy Network

Data Matters

You are invited to join privacy professionals in the retail sector for topical conversation, learning and networking at the first Retail Privacy Network meeting. This interactive meeting will include hot topics in UK/EU data privacy and cybersecurity with practical case studies on retail industry issues.

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Bad Cookies: Privacy Regulator Fines Supermarket Giant

Data Breach Today

Million Fine for French Supermarket Giant Carrefour for Alleged GDPR Violations France's privacy regulator has hit retail giant Carrefour with a $3.7 million fine for violating privacy laws, including GDPR.

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Proof of Concept: California's First Consumer Privacy Fine

Data Breach Today

Also: Defending Against New Ransomware Tactics; Mitigating Impact of Zelle Scams In the latest "Proof of Concept," Lisa Sotto of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and former CISO David Pollino join ISMG editors discuss the first California consumer protection fine issued against retailer Sephora, defending against new ransomware tactics, and mitigating the (..)

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2022 Retail Industry Year in Review

Hunton Privacy

On January 25, 2023, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s retail industry team released its annual Retail Industry in Review publication, which provides an overview of key issues and trends that impacted the retail sector in the past year, as well as a preview of relevant legal issues retailers can expect to arise in 2023.

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