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Germany Orders Apple & Google to Remove DeepSeek Over Privacy Concerns
Germany’s data protection commissioner has called on Apple and Google to remove the AI chatbot DeepSeek from their app stores, citing...
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Oct 91 min read


European Union Fines Meta €251 Million for Data Breach on Facebook
Meta has been fined €251 million by the European Union for a data breach that occurred in 2018, affecting 29 million accounts, including...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Sep 291 min read


Portugal registers nearly One Data Breach Per Day in 2023
In 2023, Portugal saw 332 personal data breaches, almost one per day, as reported by the CNPD. A significant case involved the Social...
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Sep 211 min read


Europol's Data Protection Regime: Balancing Security and Fundamental Rights
Europol's data protection regime is designed to ensure privacy and compliance with data protection principles while supporting law...
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Aug 291 min read


Austrian Data Protection Authority Criticized by CJEU for Complaint Limits and Inactivity
The Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) has been criticized by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for its arbitrary...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Aug 221 min read


EU Data Regulators Probe DeepSeek Over China Data Transfers
Chinese AI company DeepSeek is under investigation by several EU data protection authorities over potential GDPR breaches linked to...
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Aug 91 min read


TikTok Under Scrutiny: DPC Submits Draft Decision on EU Data Transfers
The Irish Data Protection Commission has taken a major step in its GDPR investigation into TikTok, submitting a draft decision on the...
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Jul 211 min read


EDPB Strengthens GDPR Enforcement Cooperation to Tackle Cross-Border Cases
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has ramped up its enforcement cooperation among EU member states to address GDPR enforcement...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Mar 161 min read


GDPR Milestone: 500,000 Organizations Register DPOs Across Europe
As GDPR marks a milestone, new IAPP data shows over half a million organizations across Europe have appointed Data Protection Officers...
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Mar 51 min read


Google AI is being investigated by the Irish Data Protection Regulator
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a cross-border inquiry into Google’s compliance with GDPR in its AI model,...
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Feb 251 min read


Inquiry of the Google AI model has been launched by the Data Protection Commission
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a cross-border inquiry into Google Ireland Ltd. to examine whether the company...
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Feb 111 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


Guides on children’s data protection rights published by Irish DPC
Four guides for parents on children’s data protection rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation were published by the...
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Jun 17, 20231 min read


Statement of GDPR’s 5th anniversary
“Marking the five-year anniversary of the EU General Data Protection Regulation Members of the European Commission issued a statement....
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Jun 5, 20231 min read


Chat GPT blocked for privacy concerns by the Italian supervisory authority
A temporary ban on Chat GPT was issued by the italian supervisory authority. It was opened an investigation into how OpenAI, the US...
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May 3, 20231 min read


1.6 billion euros in GDPR fines in 2022 were issued by the EU authorities
1.64 billion euros in fines since January 28th, 2022 were issued by the European supervisory authorities, according to DLA Piper’s latest...
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Mar 29, 20231 min read


Garante forbids Italians’ personal data from being processed by AI chatbot
Luka, Inc., U.S. based company developer of Replika, artificial intelligence chatbot, was forbidden by the Italian data protection...
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Mar 14, 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


Privacy concerns raised due to World Cup tracking apps
The tracking apps administered by the Qatari government for World Cup attendees are issuing warnings for they are taking up much more...
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Dec 29, 20221 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
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