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Facebook privacy fine

For failing to protect users’ personal information, Facebook privacy fine comes up to £500,000, ICO’s maximum pre-GDPR fine. Facebook privacy fine totals up to £500,000, due to the serious breaches of data protection law. In July, the ICO issued a Notice of Intent to fine Facebook as part of a wide ranging investigation into the

GDPR Blockchain

CNIL first element analysis of the GDPR Blockchain The Blockchain: what are the solutions for responsible use in the presence of personal data? Blockchain is a technology with strong development potential that is generating many questions, including sometimes its compatibility with the GDPR. That is why the CNIL has taken the subject and proposes concrete solutions to the actors who

Luxembourg GDPR Law

Luxembourg Law complementing the GDPR The Regulation (EU) 2016/679  of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR”) which entered into force in May 2018 provides for the possibility

ICO takes action against 34 organisations

ICO takes action for failure to pay new data protection fee The ICO has taken action against 34 organisations that have failed to pay the new data protection fee. The data protection regulator has sent notices of its intent to fine the organisations unless they pay and for those who don’t pay, they could face

Jehovah’s Witnesses Data Protection Court Ruling

A religious community, such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, is a controller, jointly with its members who engage in preaching, for the processing of personal data carried out by the latter in the context of door-to-door preaching. The processing of personal data carried out in the context of such activity must respect the rules of EU

ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation

ICO strengthens commitment to technology and innovation with appointment of new executive director ICO’s commitment to technology and innovation while protecting people’s privacy has been strengthened with a high-profile appointment. Simon McDougall is joining the ICO as Executive Director for Technology Policy and Innovation – leading new approaches to information rights practice and promoting the legally

Japan GDPR adequacy

Japan GDPR adequacy to create the world’s largest area of safe data flows With a successful conclusion to their talks on reciprocal adequacy, the EU and Japan have agreed to recognise each other’s data protection systems as ‘equivalent’, which will allow data to flow safely between the EU and Japan. Each side will now launch its

ICO children’s data fine imposed

Independent Enquiry into Child Abuse has been fined £200,000 based on ICO children’s data decision. The ICO has fined the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) £200,000, after they sent a bulk email that identified possible victims of non-recent child sexual abuse, according to ICO Children’s data decision. The Inquiry, set up in 2014

ICO fines for failure to pay fee

ICO fines company for not registering with it and paying the fee, providing some initial guidance on ICO fines policy under GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. Noble Design and Build of Telford, Shropshire, which operates CCTV systems in buildings across Sheffield were fined £4,500 in total, ordered to pay costs of £364.08 and a