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ICO provides SAR guidance for organizations receiving requests.

ICO provides SAR guidance to simplify the process for, and give better understanding to organizations receiving subject access requests.   The ICO published information last month, geared at giving guidance to organizations who may receive subject access requests (SARs). As the weight of personal data becomes more apparent to individuals, more people are exercising their
November 6, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Marriott International Inc fined under the GDPR.

Marriott international Inc was fined under the GDPR, by the ICO, for failing to keep customers’ information safe.   Marriott International Inc has been met with a fine from the ICO with regards to a data breach following a cyber attack initiated in 2014, but discovered in 2018, about which we informed in our blog
November 4, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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A data broking investigation by ICO results in enforcement action against Experian.

A data broking investigation conducted over the past two years has resulted in an enforcement action against the company Experian.   A data broking investigation into Experian as well as Equifax and TransUnion and their use of personal data within their data broken businesses has resulted in enforcement action. The ICO published a report earlier
October 30, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Amazon facing lawsuit in Germany, accused of breaking EU’s privacy laws.

Amazon facing lawsuit in Germany after being accused of breaking EU’s privacy laws against the EU-US Privacy Shield.   The global giant Amazon is currently facing a lawsuit and has been accused of breaking the privacy laws in Europe, according to this recent article from Politico. The company has been accused of using the infamous
October 19, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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H&M fined by HmbBfDI, over 35M Euro for data protection breaches.

H&M fined by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI), over 35M Euro for data protection breaches. H&M has been fined by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI). H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), the popular clothing company, registered in Hamburg with a service center in Nuremberg and
October 14, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Amazon launches new technology which scans palms for identification and payment.

Amazon launches new technology in two of its physical stores, which allow for contact free identification and payment, by scanning an individual’s palm.   Amazon is on the verge of launching a new biometric payment system which scans an image of customers’ palms, according to this new BBC article. This new methodology is an attempt
September 30, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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CNIL provides further guidance on collection of personal data by employers in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

CNIL provides further guidance in the context of the global pandemic, on the collection of personal data by employers. In the context of the health crisis brought on by the spread of the coronavirus, many authorities and organisations have been providing as much help and guidance to relevant agents, in navigating the current situation and
September 25, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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CPS Advisory fined for unauthorized cold calls

CPS Advisory faces ICO fine for making more than 100,000 unauthorized pension-related direct marketing calls.    As technological advances, globalization—and now worldwide health & safety threats (such as COVID-19)—continue to catapult our world further into the remote sphere, more and more businesses are turning to cold calling and other such distanced customer engagement methods to
September 18, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Hungarian DPA fined Forbes for GDPR violation.

Hungarian DPA fined Forbes for failing to carry out a legitimate interest assessment in relation to two of their publications and to inform data subjects in advance about the results.   The Hungarian DPA came to a decision this July, to fine Forbes for violating various articles of the GDPR with regard to two of
September 16, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Complaints against Google and Facebook lead to investigations by the European Center for Digital Rights.

Complaints against Google and Facebook lead to investigations by the European Center for Digital Rights, for data transfers which violate the GDPR.    Complaints were filed against Google and Facebook in several EU countries for an alleged violation of the GDPR. As a result, the European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) has launched a series
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