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Tag: Dutch DPA

Tag: Dutch DPA

Communication after a data breach: Lessons from the Dutch DPA

The Dutch DPA has emphasised the importance of communication after a data breach, after a 2023 study revealed that many organisations failed to inform victims in a timely manner.   In an age where personal data is often at risk due to cyberattacks and other breaches, individuals affected by data breaches can often feel left

Clearview AI faces a punishment from Dutch DPA for Illegal Facial Recognition Data Collection

Clearview AI faces a punishment of 30.5 million euros from the Dutch DPA for Illegal Facial Recognition Data Collection.   Clearview AI faces a punishment of 30.5 million euros from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) and up to 5 million euros in penalty payments. The US based company provides services using its facial recognition

The use of AI chatbots may lead to data breaches

The Dutch DPA urges businesses to be vigilant as the use of AI chatbots by employees may lead to data breaches.    Recently, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) received multiple allegations of data breaches resulting from employees sharing the personal information of patients or consumers with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Companies that provide

Right to be forgotten: how unfit data deletion protocol resulted in a fine from Dutch DPA

A company was fined by the Dutch Data Protection Agency for failure to delete data after receiving such requests, thereby violating individuals’ right to be forgotten under the GDPR.   The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has imposed a fine of 6,000 euros on a recruitment company. The company was fined for failing to delete

Web Scraping is almost always unlawful under the GDPR

Under the GDPR, web scraping is almost always unlawful, except for in very few exceptional cases.    The automatic collection and storage of information from the Internet is referred to as web scraping. Through this process, a computer program automatically extracts data from the internet, for example by scanning social media platforms. Scraping involves the

Recommendations on the development of AI systems from European DPAs

DPAs across Europe have provided useful recommendations for organisations involved in the development and deployment of AI systems, aiding these organisations to remain in compliance with the GDPR and other regulations applicable to AI systems.    The French data protection authority, CNIL recently published its first recommendations on the development of AI systems. These recommendations