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Categorie: Data Protection

Overview on Device Fingerprinting

Spanish Data Protection Supervisory Authority, AEPD, published guidelines on device fingerprinting. What is fingerprinting? Beyond cookies or pixels, there are other techniques of identification and monitoring on the Internet that allow the realization of profiles and potential profitability of the data associated with them. This category displays the so-called fingerprinting of the device, which is

Assessing Singapore’s data breaches

Singapore’s public agencies will access data breaches on a case-by-case basis Dr Janil Puthucheary, a senior minister of state for communications and information and transport, states that there’s a need to look at every case, a need to look at the issue at hand as to what has been accessed, what are the circumstances and

5G expansion privacy risks

The expansion of 5G mobile technology around the world promises to bring faster downloads and quicker network response times. But also a lot more concerns about privacy. In the USA 5G will allow for the possibility of more-precise location tracking, as well as the opportunity to collect vast amounts of additional personal data. Unfortunately, due

GDPR and email: minimise the transfers!

A ‘human error’ was the blame for Kent Council’s email breach. Such a situation may involve penalties ranging from a simple warning by the control authority, the ICO in this case, to fines of 20 million euros. E-mail including contact details of more than 300 adoptive parents and some support workers were shared mistakenly by

EDPB Guidelines on Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Bodies

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on codes of conduct, aiming at providing practical guidance and interpretative assistance in relation to the application of Articles 40 and 41 GDPR. The GDPR introduced ‘accountability’ as a key concept for data protection. Accountability places the focus on data controllers to be responsible for and be

Data protection and Brexit

A ‘no deal’ Brexit is looking like a real possibility the closer we get to March 29th. So what would a  ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for data protection? Summary of the situation: On June 23rd 2016, a referendum was held to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union. The Leave

Facebook and data combination

Facebook has been banned by the German’s national competition regulator, Bundeskartellamt, from combining and processing user data from different social network platforms and services. Facebook collects data, not only from its website but also from Facebook-owned websites and apps as well as on third-party websites and smartphones. The information available to Facebook, allows the company

Public consultation on the ethical principles of Artificial intelligence

The European Commission has published the results of the public consultation on the ethical principles of Artificial intelligence. Can you imagine being part of the decision makers behind the ethical choices of those people who serve us in shops and establishments? For example, imagine going to the bank to ask for a credit card and

Italian DPA, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica

Italian DPA’s investigations have shown additional instances of unlawful processing in the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica case. The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) is ready to impose sanctions on Facebook in connection with the ‘Cambridge Analytica case’. Apart from the data transmitted to Cambridge Analytica, the investigation found out that

Spanish National Cyber-security Incident Notification and Management Guide Overview

Spain has become the first country in the European Union to have a single framework for the notification and management of cyber-security incidents. The Spanish National Cyber-security Incident Notification and Management Guide approved by the National Cyber-security Council is a technical document that creates a benchmark in terms of notifying and managing cyber-security incidents within