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Belgian DPA fines Family Service for various breaches of the GDPR

Belgian DPA fines Family Service 50,000 euros for various breaches of the GDPR including the transfer of personal data to third parties.    Family Service, a Belgian company, which brands itself as a gatekeeper in family marketing has recently been fined by the Belgian DPA for various breaches of the GDPR. The company is well

CJEU Advocate General opinion on Facebook case

The CJEU Advocate General delivered his opinion on the ongoing case between Facebook and the Belgian Data Protection Authority.    On January 13th the CJEU Advocate General delivered his opinion on the Facebook case, outlined in a recent press release from the CJEU. This case has been ongoing since May 25th 2018, when the Belgian

Doctors fined by CNIL: The French DPA has sanctioned two health professionals over poor data protection.

Two doctors have been fined by CNIL for having insufficient data protection, and neglecting to notify of a recent data breach.    Last month, in France, CNIL announced that two doctors were found to be in breach of articles 32 and 33 of the GDPR. Following a September 2019 online check, the two doctors had

EDPB releases statement of clarification on the concepts of controller and processor

EDPB releases statement of clarification on the concepts of controller and processor, as well as other key functional concepts in the GDPR. The concepts of controller, joint controller and processor play such a key role in the application of the GDPR that it is imperative that these roles and their functions be clear. As a

ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited 1.39 million Euros, over chatbot cyber attack.

ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited 1.39 million Euros under the GDPR, for failing to prevent chatbot cyber attack.   The ICO has fined Ticketmaster UK in relation to a recent data breach which potentially affected over 9 million customers across the EU. This data breach was orchestrated via a chatbot which the company installed on

First Code of Conduct under the GDPR approved by the Spanish DPA.

The first Code of Conduct under the GDPR has been approved by the Spanish DPA. The Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD), in enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Law and guarantee of digital rights, has approved the first code of conduct based on the provisions of articles 40 and 41

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

The AEPD launched a tool to aid data controllers in determining whether they need to communicate a data security breach.

The AEPD launched a tool to aid data controllers in quickly determining whether or not it is necessary to communicate a data security breach to affected data subjects.   On October 22nd 2020, the Spanish DPA (AEPD) reported that it had published a tool to aid data controllers in making decisions regarding whether or not

Brain Implants, GDPR and AI

Brain implants may be the next challenge for AI and GDPR. Our guest blogger Lahiru Bulathwela, LLM student in innovation and technology at the University of Edinburgh explores why and how. What do brain implants, GDPR and AI share? Elon Musk recently demonstrated his brain-hacking implant on Gertrude the pig, which has begun to show

EDPB Guidelines on the targeting of social media users overview

On 2nd September, the EDPB adopted their Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users, which aim to clarify the implications that these practices may have on privacy and data protection. Most social media platforms allow their users to manage their privacy preferences by enabling the option to make their profiles public or private.