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Danish bank fined for failure to delete the data it no longer needed

The Danish SA has proposed a fine, and had Danske bank reported to police officials, after the bank reportedly neglected to have data deleted.    The Danish Supervisory Authority has filed a police report against Danske Bank and proposed a fine on the bank, of €1.3 million, according to this report from the EDPB. This
April 13, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Fine from the Dutch DPA for requesting ID for erasure requests

A Company received a fine from the Dutch DPA for the collection of excessive data.    The Dutch Data Protection Authority has imposed a fine of €525,000 on DPG Media according to this EDPB report. The media company was fined for requesting a copy of subjects’ identification to confirm their identity before honoring their right
April 7, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Forged legal requests result in data breach at Meta and Apple

Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms have fallen victim to forged legal requests from hackers, resulting in data breaches.    Apple Inc. and the parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., provided customer data to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials, according to this report from Bloomberg. Apple and Meta provided hackers with basic
April 5, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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New agreement on EU-US data transfers

For companies which depend on cross border data transfers, some needed relief may come in the form of a new agreement on EU-US data transfers.  The European Union and the U.S. recently announced that they had reached an agreement  “in principle” on a new framework for cross-border data transfers. This is expected to bring some
March 30, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Fine imposed on Meta Platforms by the Irish DPC

A €17 million fine imposed on Meta Platforms resulted from the company’s inability to demonstrate compliance, after several personal data breaches.    The Irish DPC has imposed a fine of €17 million on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Platforms). The company, formerly titled Facebook Ireland Limited, was found to have infringed Articles 5 (2) and
March 23, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Transparency is not enough: EDPS on targeted advertising

The EDPS says “transparency is not enough” and calls for a prohibition on targeted advertising based on pervasive tracking.    In a statement penned by the European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, he described the current state of cyberspace as figurative “walled gardens”, lamenting that the internet has become “a space of advertising-driven business models
March 22, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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UK Online Safety Bill: changes made to combat fraud and scams

The government has recently made changes to the UK Online Safety Bill to combat fraud and scams.    The UK government recently announced changes to its online safety bill. These changes target several facets of online advertising including social media advertising, with the aim of boosting people’s trust and confidence in being online, by improving
March 17, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Clearview AI fined and ordered to remove data

Clearview AI fined by the Italian SA after various GDPR violations, and ordered to remove data and appoint an EU representative.   The company Clearview AI, has been fined by yet another EU watchdog, according to this report from the EDPB. The Italian SA has also ordered the company to delete the data of Italians
March 15, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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The ICO preaches vigilance in the face of possible cyber attacks

The ICO preaches vigilance in the face of possible cyber attacks as a result of the Russia Ukraine conflict.   The ICO preaches vigilance, as the likelihood of cyber attacks increases amid the Russia- Ukraine war. The Commissioner, John Edwards, when questioned on the possibility of Russia- Ukraine cyber attacks spreading to the UK, says
March 10, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Record fine by Hellenic DPA

Unlawful data processing and a personal data breach has led to a record fine by Hellenic DPA on two telecommunications companies.   An investigation into a personal data breach has resulted in two companies being hit with fines for €6 million and €3.25 million respectively. COSMOTE and OTE were fined for various GDPR  violations after
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