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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
February 26, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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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
February 19, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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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
February 14, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence Overview

The EU White Paper on Artificial Intelligence contains a set of proposals to develop a European approach to this technology. As reported in our blog, the leaked EU White Paper obtained by Euractiv proposes several options for AI regulations moving into the future. In our post today we are going through them to show you
February 12, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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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
February 5, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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The UK’s ICO Publishes Age Appropriate Design Code

The ICO has published a new Age Appropriate Design code to protect children’s privacy online.   On January 21, the ICO published its final version of the Age Appropriate Design Code. This comes months after the ICO’s completion of a wide-ranging public consultation and engagement period which included meetings with individual organisations, trade bodies, industry
January 31, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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The ICO has imposed a fine on UK retailer due to poor security safeguards

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed a £500,000 fine on UK retailer DSG Retail Limited after a ‘point of sale’ computer system was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack, affecting at least 14 million people. Ok, so your company accepts credit cards payments for product sales/service offerings. You value security so you’ve ensured
January 24, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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The Use of Facial Recognition Technology in public places in the EU could be temporarily banned

A leaked EU Commission white paper proposes that the EU  place a 3 to 5 year ban on facial recognition technology within public places.   As exciting as it all seems—this ability to instantly gain access, perform transactions or even pay bills by simply scanning your face!—there is without a shadow of a doubt, a scary
January 22, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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European Supermarket Chain may face inspection over new fingerprinting system

Belgian data protection authority, Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit, may launch an investigation into supermarket chain Carrefour’s fingerprint payment system.   There’s no denying that we currently live in a fast paced, highly technological era. One which constantly ushers in new means of identifying individuals and processing digital payments—all geared towards increased convenience. At this stage, thanks to mobile
January 18, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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ICO launches consultation on the draft direct marketing code of practice

Public consultation for the UK draft direct marketing code of practice is now open. Earlier this month the ICO launched a public consultation on its draft direct marketing code of practice.  This draft code has been produced in accordance with section 122 of the Data Protection Act 2018. According to the ICO, the draft code
January 15, 2020 Comments (0) Share