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Cyber Resilience Act proposal for the EU

The European Commission has recently published a Cyber Resilience Act proposal for the EU, to bolster cybersecurity rules.   The European Commission announced on September 15th, 2022, the Cyber Resilience Act proposal for the EU, a set of tougher cybersecurity regulations. These rules will govern smart Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and will include heavy
September 22, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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The Irish DPC imposed a fine of €405 million on Meta Platforms Limited

The Irish DPC imposed a fine of €405 million on Meta Platforms Limited, relating to the processing of children’s data.    The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) recently imposed a fine of €405 million and a range of corrective measures on Meta Platforms Limited (Ireland), after an inquiry into the company revealed several GDPR infractions.
September 20, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Poor personal data security leads to a fine of €2,500

Poor personal data security by a digital administration platform has led to a fine for a Belgian data controller.     A Belgian data controller has recently incurred a fine for multiple GDPR violations. The controller in this case is a company that created a platform for digital administration. On this platform, suppliers and consumers can
September 13, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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The risks associated with geolocation data: an assessment by LINC, CNIL

The “Laboratoire d’Innovation Numerique de la CNIL” or LINC in France has been assessing the risks associated with geolocation data.    France’s digital innovation laboratory, known as “Laboratoire d’Innovation Numerique de la CNIL ” or  LINC secured a geolocation database from a data broker which was supposedly anonymized. The purpose of this was to test
August 11, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Inadequate security measures lead to a fine from the Danish DPA

The Danish Data Protection Authority has fined a law firm after a data breach, due to their inadequate security measures.    A law firm in Denmark has been fined over €67,000 for failing to implement basic security measures when establishing remote access to the company’s IT systems. These systems facilitated access to personal data of
July 28, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Cybersecurity guide published by CNIL of France

The CNIL, in collaboration with the French government, has recently published a cybersecurity guide for French municipalities.    In recent times, cybersecurity has posed major difficulties for several communities in France. As a result, a study was conducted by Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, a government-sponsored cybersecurity initiative, toward the end of 2021. This study was focused on communities
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CNIL imposes €1 million fine for several infractions related to data subject’s rights and transparency obligations

€1 million fine imposed by CNIL on an energy company for several GDPR violations related to data subject’s rights and transparency obligations.    After receiving several complaints regarding the difficulties encountered by users in having their requests for access to their data and opposition to receiving calls for the purposes of direct marketing fulfilled by
July 14, 2022 Comments (2) Share
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Legal basis is required for audio surveillance, according to the Polish SA

The Polish SA says a legal basis is required for audio surveillance and has fined the Warsaw Centre for Intoxicated Persons for a lack thereof.   The Polish Supervisory Authority was recently informed that between 2016 and 2021, the Warsaw Centre for Intoxicated Persons recorded sound through its surveillance system, without a legal basis to
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Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act officially approved in the EU

The digital markets act and digital services act have officially been approved in the EU and are being implemented.   EU lawmakers recently approved the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and Digital Services Act (DSA), which will help control unfair advantage by tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft.  Companies may now face
July 7, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Cookie assessment criteria published by the CNIL of France

The CNIL of France has published a cookie assessment criteria guide to aid businesses in determining the validity of cookies and other tracers.    The CNIL has published guidelines on the use of cookies and other tracers, which initially prohibited cookie walls as they were seen as a violation of the principle of free consent.
May 26, 2022 Comments (0) Share