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Category: GDPR

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The US CLOUD Act: what is the impact on European companies?

Following the approval of the CLOUD Act in the US, the Dutch Government requested a Memo on its application to EU Entities.   Under the GDPR, EU companies are required to comply with important data protection legislation or face serious monetary sanctions. Some critics have even argued about the GDPR’s extensive extraterritorial scope, which has

Unlawfully obtaining personal data results in the prosecution of former Health Advisor

A former Health Advisor pleaded guilty to, and was prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining personal data, and was ordered to compensate his victims.    A former Health Advisor has been prosecuted for obtaining the personal data of service users, particularly patients of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. He was found guilty of accessing the medical records

Fine imposed on Volkswagen by German Data Protection Commissioner for multiple GDPR violations

A recent fine imposed on Volkswagen by a German Data Protection Commissioner, for multiple GDPR violations amounted to €1.1 million.   The State Commissioner for Data Protection in the German state of Lower Saxony (LfD Lower Saxony) has imposed a fine of €1.1 million on Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft in accordance with GDPR Article 83. The fine

Inadequate security measures lead to a fine from the Danish DPA

The Danish Data Protection Authority has fined a law firm after a data breach, due to their inadequate security measures.    A law firm in Denmark has been fined over €67,000 for failing to implement basic security measures when establishing remote access to the company’s IT systems. These systems facilitated access to personal data of

Data subjects’ consent is required for personalised ads – Italian SA warns TikTok

The Italian supervisory authority issues a formal warning after TikTok makes changes to its privacy policy and fails to get data subjects’ consent.    TikTok has recently made changes to its privacy policy stating that users aged above 18 would receive ‘personalised’ ads. From July 13th, users over 18 would receive ads based on profiling

CNIL imposes €1 million fine for several infractions related to data subject’s rights and transparency obligations

€1 million fine imposed by CNIL on an energy company for several GDPR violations related to data subject’s rights and transparency obligations.    After receiving several complaints regarding the difficulties encountered by users in having their requests for access to their data and opposition to receiving calls for the purposes of direct marketing fulfilled by

Legal basis is required for audio surveillance, according to the Polish SA

The Polish SA says a legal basis is required for audio surveillance and has fined the Warsaw Centre for Intoxicated Persons for a lack thereof.   The Polish Supervisory Authority was recently informed that between 2016 and 2021, the Warsaw Centre for Intoxicated Persons recorded sound through its surveillance system, without a legal basis to

Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act officially approved in the EU

The digital markets act and digital services act have officially been approved in the EU and are being implemented.   EU lawmakers recently approved the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and Digital Services Act (DSA), which will help control unfair advantage by tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.  Companies may now face

GDPR-CARPA certification mechanism adopted by CNPD

Luxembourg adopted the GDPR-CARPA verification mechanism  becoming the first country to introduce a certification mechanism under the GDPR.   The National Data Protection Commission of Luxembourg (CNPD) adopted its GDPR-CARPA (Certified Assurance-Report based Processing Activities) certification mechanism last month. This will be known as the first certification mechanism under the GDPR to be adopted on

Data sharing for charities: guidance from CNIL

CNIL recently published guidance relating to data sharing for charities for the purposes of prospecting.   CNIL recently published guidance relating to data sharing for charities for the purposes of prospecting. According to CNIL, these guidelines are geared towards any association or foundation appealing to the generosity of the public to receive donations, which wishes