GDPR News

UK & Italy Lead the Way for GDPR Penalties

A recent report published by Finbold, the online financial news and analysis portal, relating to fines sanctioned during 2020 for breaches of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, has indicated that €171.3m in financial […]

Cybersecurity

Data Breach Leads to Massive Carrefour Fine

In France the data protection regulator, Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), has penalised French retail giant Carrefour more than €3m ($3.7m) in relation to a number of breaches of the European Union’s […]

GDPR News

Marriott hit with €20m ($23.8m) GDPR Fine

In the United Kingdom the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has hit hotel group Marriott International with an £18.4 million General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) penalty for in its legal obligation to safeguard the private data […]

GDPR News

Google Loses Appeal of €50m GDPR Fine

Last Friday it was revealed that Google had been unsuccessful in the appeal of the €50m General Data Protection Regulation fine which was sanctioned against by the French data protection authority, the CNIL (Commission nationale […]

Cybersecurity

GDPR & COVID-19 Coronavirus

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began everything has been moving at breakneck pace and there has been little time to consider how it impacts the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is understandable, and […]

CCPA News

CCPA vs GDPR Comparison

In the last few years cybersecurity has evolved massively on a global basis as greater efforts are invested in protecting individuals, businesses and organizations from the threat of hacking. New legislation has been introduced in […]

Amazon Facing EU Antitrust Investigation
Cybersecurity

Amazon Facing EU Antitrust Investigation

The European Union’s Competition Commission has initiated an official antitrust investigation to ascertain if Amazon is using sensitive data, gathered from independent retailers who use its marketplace, in breach of EU competition legislation. The Commission […]

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Six Recommendations on Privacy Policies Released by Dutch DPA Following Investigation

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA),  has published six recommendations for companies operating in the Netherlands. The agency says that these guidelines should be considered when drafting privacy policies. The Dutch DPA recommends […]