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Data Protection Authority in the Czech Republic evaluating the use of facial recognition technology
The Czech Republic's data protection authority, known as Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, is conducting an evaluation of the deployment...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Broadening the scope of testing for end-to-end encryption within Messenger
Meta has revealed that millions of Facebook Messenger accounts will have the opportunity to experiment with end-to-end encryption for...
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Nov 22, 20231 min read


Worldwide alert regarding the practice of scraping data from social media platforms
Global data protection authorities, such as the Canadian Privacy Commissioner's Office, released a joint statement highlighting the...
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Nov 9, 20231 min read


Denmark seeks to strengthen data protection for children
Reuters reports that the Danish government aims to raise data protection standards for children. Proposed changes include increasing the...
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Oct 10, 20231 min read


G7 authorities highlight privacy and data protection issues related to generative AI
G7 data protection and privacy authorities have issued a draft statement acknowledging the potential risks to privacy and human rights...
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Aug 29, 20231 min read


Tesla warning security camera risks in Germany
Reuters reported Tesla warning data privacy risks by the vehicle’s security cameras in Germany. It was alleged that Tesla misled...
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Aug 25, 20231 min read


Health board following data breach is reprimanded by ICO
A formal reprimand to the NHS Highland health board was issued for a data breach of individuals likely to be accessing HIV services. ICO...
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Aug 11, 20231 min read


Tesla employees reportedly shared videos captured by cameras on customers' cars
“Highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras” in an internal messaging system were circulated by former Tesla...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read


Model Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data
Attention all companies transferring personal data! Are you aware of the Model Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data?...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read


Digital marketing company was fined 300K euros
The Garante, Italy’s data protection authority, fined a digital marketing company 300K euros for processing users’ data illegally for...
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Jul 17, 20231 min read


First draft of the Model Contractual Clauses adopted
The 108+ Convention Committee adopted at its last plenary meeting on 14-16 June the first draft of the Model Contractual Clauses for...
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Jun 30, 20231 min read


Meta fined millionaire fine for EU data breach
Meta once again fined 5,5 million euro fine for violating the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). WhatsApp...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read


INE fined 4.3 million euros by the National Data Protection Commission for violating the Census
The National Statistics Institution (INE) violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) within the scope of the Census 2021...
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Dec 14, 20221 min read


CNPD applies first fine for failure to nominate a data protection officer
CNPD applies a fine of 170 thousand euros and two reprimands to the Municipality of Setúbal regarding the processing of data on Ukrainian...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read


ICO could impose TikTok a 27M GBP fine
A potential fine of 27 million GBP for data protection violations for TikTok was announced by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office...
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Nov 11, 20221 min read


Google’s Chief Privacy Officer post about the Global CBPR System
Keith Enright, Google’s Chief Privacy Officer, explains how the company is planning to abide by the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules...
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Sep 4, 20221 min read


German Data Protection Authority appeals employee data protection law
A decision on an Employee Data Protection Act was published by the Conference of Independent German Federal and State Data Protection...
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Jul 20, 20221 min read


Japanese worker loses USB stick with entire city’s personal data
After a night out with friends, Japanese worker loses USB flash drive which contains personal data of every resident of Amagasaki,...
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Jun 27, 20221 min read


Ukraine’s user privacy commited by Telegram’s founder
Ukraine’s user privacy commited by Telegram’s founder Telegram’s co-founder, who is Russian-born, has told Ukrainian users that their...
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May 12, 20221 min read


A Tor service is being launched by Twitter for more secure and private tweeting
Twitter is launching an optimized version of its site as a Tor onion service, an optimization for a more private and secure network. Alec...
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May 7, 20221 min read
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