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H&M fined by HmbBfDI, over 35M Euro for data protection breaches.

H&M fined by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI), over 35M Euro for data protection breaches. H&M has been fined by the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI). H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), the popular clothing company, registered in Hamburg with a service center in Nuremberg and
October 14, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Amazon launches new technology which scans palms for identification and payment.

Amazon launches new technology in two of its physical stores, which allow for contact free identification and payment, by scanning an individual’s palm.   Amazon is on the verge of launching a new biometric payment system which scans an image of customers’ palms, according to this new BBC article. This new methodology is an attempt
September 30, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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CNIL provides further guidance on collection of personal data by employers in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.

CNIL provides further guidance in the context of the global pandemic, on the collection of personal data by employers. In the context of the health crisis brought on by the spread of the coronavirus, many authorities and organisations have been providing as much help and guidance to relevant agents, in navigating the current situation and
September 25, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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CPS Advisory fined for unauthorized cold calls

CPS Advisory faces ICO fine for making more than 100,000 unauthorized pension-related direct marketing calls.    As technological advances, globalization—and now worldwide health & safety threats (such as COVID-19)—continue to catapult our world further into the remote sphere, more and more businesses are turning to cold calling and other such distanced customer engagement methods to
September 18, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Hungarian DPA fined Forbes for GDPR violation.

Hungarian DPA fined Forbes for failing to carry out a legitimate interest assessment in relation to two of their publications and to inform data subjects in advance about the results.   The Hungarian DPA came to a decision this July, to fine Forbes for violating various articles of the GDPR with regard to two of
September 16, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Complaints against Google and Facebook lead to investigations by the European Center for Digital Rights.

Complaints against Google and Facebook lead to investigations by the European Center for Digital Rights, for data transfers which violate the GDPR.    Complaints were filed against Google and Facebook in several EU countries for an alleged violation of the GDPR. As a result, the European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) has launched a series
September 11, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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EDPS guidance on temperature checks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Temperature checks during COVID-19, the global health crisis, have become a necessary part of the continuity of general affairs. The EDPS has released guidance to help institutions in navigating this sphere keeping the privacy of the individual at the forefront.   Due to the COVID-19 situation many of the European Union members have implemented several
September 9, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Updates on the guidelines for Trustworthy AI (Part II)

Recently, we covered some of the requirements of trustworthy AI, in the first part of this series; AI Ethics Regulation Updates. These requirements are to be continuously monitored and evaluated throughout an AI system’s life cycle. Today we’ll be discussing the second set of requirements the AI HLEG deems relevant for a self-assessment for trustworthy
September 4, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Lincolnshire Police Trial CCTV: this technology can even detect moods!

Lincolnshire police trial CCTV technology which can detect moods, eyewear and headgear, but not  before a human rights and privacy assessment is carried out.   Lincolnshire police will soon debut their trial of CCTV cameras in Gainsborough. This is a new, more complicated and potentially controversial type of Surveillance technology. Although the funding for this
August 28, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Twitter Data Case Dispute: European Union privacy regulators conflicted over how much, or whether—to fine, over last year’s data breach.

Twitter Data Case Dispute between European Union privacy regulators, causing delay in the progress of the most advanced cross-border privacy case involving a U.S. tech company under the GDPR. The Twitter data case dispute, disclosed in a statement from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, is one of the first major tests for enforcement of the GDPR.
August 26, 2020 Comments (0) Share