CJEU Advocate General delivers opinion on cross-border data processing
On 13 January 2021, Advocate General Bobek issued his opinion in Case C-645/19 (Facebook Ireland and…
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EDPS releases website evidence collector tool
On 12 January 2021, the European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") announced completing the develo…
Motor industry employee sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for transferring personal data without authorization
On 8 January 2021, the UK’s DPA ("ICO UK") announced a motor industry employee has been sentenced by…
The Lower Saxony DPA announces sanction of EUR 10,4M for unlawful employee video monitoring
On 8 January 2021, the Lower Saxony DPA (“the DPA”) announced a fine of EUR 10,4M against a retailer…
EDPS publishes a brief report on Personal Information Management Systems
On 6 January 2021, the Technology and Privacy Unit of the European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS…
The Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute publishes bulletin on its milestones of 2020
On 30 December 2020, the Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute ("INCIBE") published a bulletin on…
The British Surveillance Camera Commissioner releases guidance for police use of Live Facial Recognition
On 3 December 2020, the British Surveillance Camera Commissioner issued its best practice guidance o…
The Czech DPA fines 11 organizations approx. EUR 119,000 for unsolicited postal marketing
On 5 January 2021, the Czech DPA ("UOOU") announced that 11 organizations had been fined with approx…
The Norwegian DPA announces an approx. EUR 9,550 fine for unlawful credit assessments
On 6 January 2021, the Norwegian DPA ("Datatilsynet") announced its decision to fine a company in th…
The German Federal Network Agency announces a EUR 145,000 fine for unauthorized telephone advertising
On 4 January 2021, the German Federal Network Agency ("Bundesnetzagentur") announced imposing a EUR …
