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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


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


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


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


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


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


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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