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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

Fine of €20 million from the Greek DPA

Clearview AI has recently been hit with a fine of €20 million for violating the principles of lawfulness and transparency.    A civil non-profit organisation, “Homo Digitalis” lodged a complaint against Clearview AI Inc., a facial recognition company which developed its database by scraping individuals’ images from across the web. This was lodged on behalf

Whatsapp privacy policy updated after record fine of €225 million

Whatsapp privacy policy has been updated after the company was hit with a GDPR fine, however, this changes nothing about their service.   Whatsapp has amended their privacy policy after being hit with a record fine for an EU GDPR violation. While the company is still appealing the €225 million fine, their privacy policy is

Record EU GDPR fine repealed by Amazon

Amazon has repealed the record EU GDPR fine on the basis that there was no data breach.   In July, we reported that Amazon was facing a possible fine for alleged GDPR violations totalling €350 million. According to this Bloomberg report, Amazon is now repealing this fine, which stands at €746 million. The CNPD, Luxembourg’s privacy watchdog hit

Non-transparent data checks by utility company result in a fine

Non-transparent data checks by an electric supply company have resulted in a fine from Hamburg DPA.   A recent fine from Hamburg DPA is the direct result of an electric supply company performing non-transparent data checks. The company was offering discounted sign up costs to first time customers, and as part of that process, performed

Halifax-based company fined by the ICO

A Halifax-based company fined by the ICO was found to have been making unlawful pension calls.  A Halifax-based company, Parker Beach LTD (PBL) has been fined by the ICO, a total of £50,000 for unlawful cold calls regarding pensions, according to this report from the ICO. The ICO’s investigation revealed that the company, which operates

Fine imposed for unsecured website

Fine imposed for unsecured website for registration of new orthodontic patients.    Patient personal data was found to be at risk, including citizen service numbers, when an orthodontic practice allowed new patients to sign up via an unsecured website. According to this report, several fields of mandatory personal information were captured on an unsecured connection.

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