A new fine imposed by the Romanian DPA for failure to provide the information it requested
On 22 December 2020, the Romanian DPA announced a fine of EUR 2,000 was imposed agains…
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EDPB’s Guidelines on restrictions under Article 23 of the GDPR are now available
On 18 December 2002, the EDPB published Guidelines 10/2020 on restrictions under Article 2…
EDPB publishes several documents adopted during its 43rd Plenary session
Following its 43rd Plenary session, the EDPB published a series of documents adopted there…
The Irish DPA publishes Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing draft
On 18 December 2020, the Irish DPA launched a public consultation on its…
ICO UK releases new Data Sharing Code of Practice and related resources
On 17 December 2020, the UK's DPA ("ICO UK") announced publishing its new Data S…
Facebook temporarily suspends some Instagram and Messenger features for EU users
On 20 December 2020, Facebook announced deciding to temporarily switch off some features…
Italian DPA publishes guidance on the right of access
On 17 December 2020, the Italian DPA ("Garante") published guidance on the right of access pro…
CNIL announces two fines against two doctors amounting to EUR 9,000 for failure to ensure the security of patient data
On 17 December 2020, the French DPA ("CNIL") announced imposing two fines totaling EUR 9,000 a…
CNIL publishes white paper on voice assistants and data protection best practices
On 16 December 2020, the French DPA ("CNIL") published a white paper regarding the use of …
The European Commission clears acquisition of Fitbit by Google, subject to conditions
On 17 December 2020, the European Commission announced approving the acquisition of Fitbit by Google…
