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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Non-material damages granted by the German Court after a data breach
In a recent judgment, it was granted at compensation for non-material damage suffered as a result of unauthorized access by third parties...
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Apr 21, 20221 min read
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Google announces changes in Android to promote user privacy
It was announced by Google that over the next few years it will be modified the Android user identification tool so that there is a...
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Apr 2, 20221 min read
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Facebook provides users with an additional security feature due to the military conflict in Ukraine
Followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement stating a military operation in Ukraine, Facebook launched a new feature in...
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Mar 24, 20221 min read
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Impresa group incident
Due to the security incident that occurred at the Impresa group, the National Data Protection Authority is investigating the breach of...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read
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Lisbon City Council fined 1.2 million euros in the Russiagate case
Fine imposed by the National Data Protection Commission in the Russiagate case. According to the current presidency of the municipality,...
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Jan 18, 20221 min read
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What is the GDPR?
The European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), regulates the processing by a company, an individual or an...
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Dec 9, 20211 min read
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Record of 746 million euros fine imposed on Amazon Challenges for non-compliance with the GDPR
Amazon records a record fine - €746 million - for violating the European Union data protection rules. The appeal was filed at the...
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Nov 29, 20211 min read
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Buying lunch using facial recognition is banned in schools in the UK
Privacy in the UK: UK leaders intervened before the strategy gained full power. After backlash from some privacy experts, schools in the...
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Nov 28, 20212 min read
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Fine validation - Twitter
On October 18th, the Irish Data Protection Commission’s decision to fine Twitter was confirmed by the Dublin Court. The request for...
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Nov 23, 20211 min read
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Data protection in Brazil: privacy meaning freedom
Ricardo Cavallini, digital specialist in Brazil and professor at Singularity University, defends that it is essential that the protection...
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Oct 30, 20211 min read
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Personal data revealed by the Government Portal - State risks hefty fine
After the personal data of several citizens being revealed through the Portal Base, the government blocked the portal. The data disclosed...
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Oct 8, 20211 min read
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WhatsApp is fined a record of 225 million for EU privacy breach
It was settled that the European Committee had to increase the WhatsApp fine for violating the European Union data protection rules. On...
M Oliveira e Carmo
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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The Portuguese Data Protection Authorities pronounces on the STAYAWAY COVID app
Updated: August 19th 2020 The PDPA announced a decision on the data protection impact assessment (DPIA) which was published for prior...
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Sep 21, 20211 min read
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