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Tag: Data Protection

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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

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

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

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

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.

Updates on the guidelines for Trustworthy AI

Recently, the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released a document of guidelines, on implementing trustworthy AI in practice. In this blog, we aim to enlighten you on the guidelines for trustworthy AI.   Last month on our blog, we reported on the final assessment list for trustworthy artificial intelligence, released by the High-Level Expert

New AI privacy tool prevents facial recognition in photos.

New AI Privacy tool uses cloaking to prevent facial recognition in photos.   A new AI privacy tool has been introduced in an effort to combat the ill effects of rapidly developing facial recognition software. Imagine knowing that a stranger can snap a photo of you and identify you within seconds. Even worse, imagine being

Age Appropriate Design Code will come into force in less than a month.

Age Appropriate Design Code will come into force September 2nd 2020, and will be ushered in by a 12-month transition period allowing online services time to conform. The Age Appropriate Design Code which we had initially reported on back in January when the final version of this code was first introduced, has now completed the

The National Biometric Information Privacy Act introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

The National Biometric Information Privacy act of 2020, was introduced last week by US Senator Jeff Merkley, accompanied by Senator Bernie Sanders.   The National Biometric Information Privacy Act, a groundbreaking legislation prohibiting private companies from collecting and profiting off biometric data without consumers and employees consent, was recently introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

EU-US Privacy Shield invalidation business implications follow-up

Since the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield in their Schrems II judgement delivered two weeks ago, many questions have arisen around international data transfers to the US. After the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield by the CJEU two weeks ago, as reported by Aphaia, data transfers