The Romanian DPA issues EUR 4,000 fine for failure to provide the information requested during a direct marketing investigationOn 3 May 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a retail company with a EUR 4,000 fine for n…
CJEU judgment holds that consumer protection associations have a right to file lawsuits over infringements of personal data protectionOn 28 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment in Case…
The Romanian DPA fines major retailer for failure to ensure right to erasureOn 18 April 2022, the Romanian DPA announced that it sanctioned a major retailer with a EUR 1,000 fi…
EDPB launches public consultation regarding guidelines on dark patterns in social media platform interfacesOn 21 March 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published on its website the first ver…
Irish DPA fines Meta Platforms (Facebook) EUR 17M over several data breaches that occurred in 2018On 15 March 2022, the Irish DPA adopted its decision imposing a fine of EUR 17M for Meta Platforms I…
EDPB Guidelines on the application of Article 60 GDPR are now availableOn 21 March 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published on its website the first ver…
The Romanian DPA fines a construction company for failure to comply with the transparency principle, as well as a data subject’s objection requestOn 22 February 2022, the Romanian DPA announced imposing fines amounting to EUR 3,000 against a cons…
The Romanian DPA fines a law firm for failure to comply with several data processing principles while using WhatsAppOn 22 February 2022, the Romanian DPA announced it sanctioned a law firm with a EUR 1,000 fine for f…
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre elects Governing Board`s chair and posts list of National Coordination CentresOn 17 February 2022, during its second official meeting, the European Cybersecurity Competence Centr…
Tech Industry publishes Recommendations for the NIS2 Trilogue NegotiationsOn 17 February 2022, the Information Technology Industry Council (“ITIC”) published a set of recomme…