In the news this week: The GDPR enforcement tracker from CMS Law had been updated to allow for sorting and filtering by country and GDPR article. It also references the GDPR articles mentioned in the regulatory actions. Microsoft changes terms after investigation by the EDPS. The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security also found similar issues in Microsoft’s contracts. …
In the news this week: The ICO says it should be granted the power to seize assets and cash, and undertake financial investigations, including search and seizure warrants. The regulator argues that these powers are essential as personal data has a monetary value. Irish DPA highlights that whilst data protection is a fundamental right it is not …
In the news this week: Joint paper of the Spanish data protection authority, (AEPD), and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on hash techniques in data processing activities as a safeguard for personal data. Trend Micro rogue employee exposes customer data. Google acquires 28 million users’ data in Fitbit deal – EU raises concerns of acquiring companies for their data. …
In the news this week: EDPS publishes its latest Newsletter. Revised Draft ePrivacy Regulation published in advance of 7th November meeting of Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society. Following on from the news two weeks ago that an Austrian lawyer received €800 for special category data processing without consent or lawful basis – Austrian DPA orders Austrian Post to immediately stop …
