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Two US Senators Propose New Legislation, to Place a Temporary Ban on Federal Government Use of Facial Recognition.

Two democratic US senators introduced a bill last month to place a temporary ban on Federal Government use of facial recognition technology until Congress is able to pass legislation regulating it. As facial recognition technology quickly develops, two Democratic United States senators; Cory Booker and Jeff Merkley are acknowledging the risks this technology could pose

The ICO Imposed the Maximum fine of £500,000 on Scottish Company, CRDNN Ltd for Automated Nuisance Calls.

The ICO has recently imposed the maximum fine of £500,000 on a Scottish company, CRDNN Ltd for making nearly 200 million automated nuisance calls. After receiving over 3000 complaints about CRDNN Ltd, formerly known as Contact Reach Digital Ltd, the ICO launched an investigation which resulted in a fine of £500,000 for unlawful marketing in

Banks Ask For Guidance in Balancing Data Protection Laws and Anti-Money-Laundering Requirements.

Representatives from the European Banking Industry ask for more legal guidance on how data protection laws should be interpreted, specifically in the Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) realm. European banking industry representatives are asking for assistance and more legal guidance, amid their claims that there seems to be some tensions between the objectives of the GDPR and Anti

Italian DPA (Garante) Imposes a Double Fine on Eni Gas E Luce Totalling EUR 11.5 Million for Two Violations of the GDPR.

The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) imposed a double fine on Eni Gas E Luce (EGL) of EUR 11.5 million for unlawful data processing for promotional purposes and activation of unsolicited contracts. Last month, the European Data Protection Board reported on a double fine imposed on Eni Gas E Luce, by the Italian Data Protection

Facial Recognition in Public Spaces

Facial recognition in public spaces can read your face and your mood, and record other information about you. Facial recognition in public spaces can read your face and your mood, and record other information about you, like how often to pass in a certain spot. Smart billboards are able to tailor their offerings based on

The FCA, ICO and FSCS release a Joint Statement Warning FCA Authorised Firms and IPs to be Responsible with Personal Data

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) release a joint statement warning FCA authorised companies and Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) to be responsible when dealing with customers’ personal data. On February 7th 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Financial

Garante Fines TIM SpA EUR 27.8 Million for Unlawful Marketing.

The Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) Garante fined TIM SpA EUR 27,802,496 for several instances of unlawful data processing for marketing purposes. Complex investigations were carried out after the DPA received hundreds of complaints, from January 2017 to early 2019 regarding unlawful processing for marketing purposes, in particular, unsolicited marketing calls that had been performed

The UK’s ICO Releases Statement on Data Protection and Brexit Implementation.

The ICO has released a statement on the implementation of Brexit and the implications on data protection. On January 31, 2020, the UK officially left the European Union and entered a Brexit Transition Period, which runs through December 2020. Prior to that, on January 29th, the UK’s ICO released a statement on the implications of