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Etiqueta: Privacy

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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

Facebook cookie injunction has been dropped

CNIL has recently lifted an injunction placed on Facebook last December, regarding the company’s use of cookies.     Last December, CNIL ordered Facebook Ireland Limited to allow the use of facebook.com by users in France, in a manner that allows these users to refuse having cookies deposited on their device, just as easily as they

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

Children’s Code compliance called to question by the ICO

Children’s Code compliance was called to question by the ICO after an online child safety charity raised questions about various companies.   The ICO has written to Apple and Google for clarification on their process of determining age ratings for apps available in the App Store and Google Play respectively. Since the introduction of the

Fine for unlawful CCTV monitoring in the reception area of a salon

Norwegian DPA imposed a €10,000 fine for unlawful CCTV monitoring in the reception area of a salon.   A salon was recently fined by the Norwegian DPA following an investigation into CCTV monitoring on their premises. The investigation came about as a result of a complaint, which eventually led to a €10,000 fine for the

Series of injunctions issued by CNIL

A series of injunctions have been issued by CNIL of France, for the mismanagement of a database containing fingerprints.   The CNIL of France has recently issued a series of injunctions to a government ministry – the Ministry of the Interior, for the alleged illegal storage of data, poor file management, and a lack of

Post-Brexit UK to overhaul privacy rules

Post-Brexit UK to overhaul privacy rules in an attempt to increase effectiveness while maintaining adequacy with the EU and other nations.  The British government is looking forward to creating new privacy rules based on “common sense, not box-ticking”. The new privacy rules might drift the UK away from the EU data protection regulations, including the

Guidance on cookie consent requirements from Malta DPA

The guidance on cookie consent requirements from the Malta DPA gives insight on the applicable legal framework for their use.   The Data Protection Authority of Malta has just published guidance cookie consent requirements to aid businesses and organizations in setting them up correctly on their web pages and apps. Cookies are alphanumeric files which