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Categorie: Data Protection

CCPA vs GDPR

CCPA vs GDPR. In this blog we take a look at similarities and differences between the CCPA and the GDPR.  It has been a year and a half since the GDPR started to apply. Did you think you were done adapting all your data processes to the Regulation? Don’t miss this post! You might still

Apple faces scrutiny for data sharing practices

Apple accused of potential improper data-sharing. Earlier this month American multinational technology company Apple came under scrutiny for its data-sharing practice of sending IP addresses from users of its Safari browser to Google and Chinese-based tech company Tencent. Apple has since defended this practice, noting that it is a Safari Fraudulent Warning security feature aimed

CCPA Regulations Overview

CCPA Regulations, the Californian GDPR? California Attorney General releases draftRegulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. You think Data Privacy and Data Protection and it’s more than likely that the GDPR or the UK Data Protection Act 2018 will come to mind. This is because over the last few years significant strides have been made

CJEU says active behavior required for cookies consent

The CJEU clarifies that “consent” in data protection and privacy laws in relation to cookies compliance refers to consent through active behaviour. This week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling resolving the definition of the term consent in regards to cookies compliance.  This came about as a result of

WhatsApp conversations may be deemed valid contract in Spain

Using WhatsApp blue tick to sign contracts? WhatsApp chats have been considered a verbal contract between the parties by a Court in Vigo (Galicia, Spain). WhatsApp conversations may be a legally binding contract for the parties. An unpaid rent was the origin of this ruling. The landlords sued the tenant and the Court accepted the WhatsApp

ICO launches new Data Sharing Code in line with GDPR and DPA 2018

The ICO’s updated Data Sharing Code will provide companies with practical guidelines about how to share personal data in compliance with data protection legislation. In today’s highly digital, increased-efficiency focused era, data sharing undoubtedly plays a significant role. Indeed major technological shifts in how organizations do business present pretty persuasive arguments for the need for

Facial Recognition and GDPR

Facial recognition is growing by leaps and bounds so what of privacy and data protection? Today we take a deeper look at facial recognition and GDPR. From surveillance to marketing; advances in technology has resulted in the commercialization—and some may even say normalization!—of facial recognition. Used by airports terminals, mobile phone makers and social media

Voiceprinting Privacy

Voiceprinting is becoming a widespread identification and authentication tool for banks and even public authorities. Voiceprinting privacy concerns and GDPR compliance need to be discussed too. As technology advances and the world shifts more and more towards electronic and online platforms, new means of digitally identifying individuals are constantly being introduced. One such digital identification

Real time bidding, programmatic advertising and privacy risks

Our Vlog this week covers adtech and real time bidding (RTB). Real-Time Bidding is a set of technologies and practices used in programmatic advertising that allow advertisers to compete for available digital advertising space in milliseconds, placing billions of online adverts on webpages and apps by automated means. In a nutshell, our fingerprint generates a

Sweden’s first GDPR fine

A School in Sweden has been charged by the Swedish DPA a fined of 200 000 SEK (approximately 20 000 euros) for using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of students in school. 22 students’ participation in class was captured by a camera using facial-recognition software. This trial was conducted to determine if it