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  Toulu

Social Media platforms and inherent privacy concerns

Is Social Media a safe space?   Social Media (SM) is here to stay, with increasing importance in our day to day lives; 45% of the world population uses social networks (2020). Subsequently, there is an impending need to harness privacy practices, thereby limiting the possibility of negative impact to users. Popular SM networks include
marzo 19, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

Two companies fined by the ICO, for sending millions of nuisance text messages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ICO has issued fines to two companies for over 2.7 million spam messages sent out during the pandemic.    Between May and July, 2020, two companies sent out a total of 2.7 million spam text messages in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in several thousand complaints, including a record 10,000
marzo 12, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

Data transfers to the UK: European Commission launches process for two adequacy decisions

Last month, the European Commission launched the process for two adequacy decisions for data transfers to the UK – one under the GDPR and one under the Law Enforcement Directive.    The European Commission recently published two draft adequacy decisions for data transfers to the UK. One of those is under the GDPR and the
marzo 10, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

Privacy and ethical concerns of social media

Privacy and ethical concerns have become more relevant in social media due to the prevalence of “explore”, “discover” or “for you” tabs and pages.   “Discover” pages on social media deliver content that the app thinks that the user would likely be interested in. This is based on several factors including user interactions, video information,
marzo 8, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

Fine imposed by AEPD for GDPR violations

A 6 million euro fine was recently imposed on CAIXABANK by AEPD, the Spanish DPA for various breaches of the GDPR.   Late last month, the EDPB reported on a fine imposed by AEPD on Spanish multinational financial services company CAIXABANK, for GDPR violations. It was found that the company unlawfully processed clients’ personal data
marzo 3, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  cristinac

Telephone marketing rules post-Brexit

Many UK businesses are planning to shift to telephone marketing. In this blog we go through the requirements that should be met in order to do it in compliance with the ePrivacy rules. UK businesses are no longer clearly protected by ePrivacy country of origin rule when marketing directly in EU countries, so many of
febrero 26, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

French DPA provides GDPR recommendations regarding chatbots

CNIL of France has provided GDPR recommendations regarding chatbots and insights on the implications of their use.    Chatbots are a fairly common feature on websites today, providing users with an experience of having frequently asked questions answered quickly and easily, and providing other useful information in an interactive way. Personal data is typically processed
febrero 24, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

New EU ePrivacy rules update

The ePrivacy rules governing electronic communication data will be updated as agreed upon by EU Member States.    Earlier this month, EU member states agreed upon a negotiating mandate for revised ‘ePrivacy’ rules. The rules on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communications define cases in which service providers are
febrero 19, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

Spanish DPA launched Pacto Digital, a digital pact for data protection

The Spanish DPA launched Pacto Digital, a digital pact for data protection with the support of over 40 organizations.    The Pacto Digital initiative by the AEPD was officially presented to the public on January 28th, Data Protection Day at a virtual event called “The Forum on Privacy, Innovation and Sustainability. This event was streamed
febrero 17, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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  Zandilli Lucien

The next update to iOS could significantly impact targeted advertising on free apps.

The next update to iOS has created friction between Apple and advertising giants like Facebook which rely on targeted ads for revenue.    The next update to iOS, initially announced last summer, will force app developers to explicitly seek permission to access the phone’s unique identifier known as the IDFA. This update is expected early
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