Irish DPA publishes guidance on employer vehicle tracking
In late September 2020, the Irish DPA issued new guidance for employers using in-vehicle trackin…
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CJEU hearing on the Belgian DPA’s competence to proceed against Facebook Ireland
On 5 October 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union has heard the case C-645/19 on the…
CNIL adopts guidelines and recommendations on cookies and other trackers
On 1 October 2020, the French DPA (”CNIL”) announced it has adopted guidelines and recommendations o…
Romanian DPA applies 2 new fines for failure to respond to its requests
On 1 October 2020, the Romanian DPA announced two controllers were fined for GDPR violations:
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Hamburg DPA fines clothing-retailer with approx. EUR 35,3 Million
On 1 October 2020, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI)…
Romanian DPA releases its 2019 Activity Report
On 28 September 2020, the Romanian Data Protection Authority published its 2019 Activity Report.
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Public Health Wales announces data of 18,105 Welsh residents tested positive for COVID-19 was made publicly available by mistake
On 14 September 2020, Public Health Wales announced it has suffered a data breach caused by a human …
Irish DPA issues guide on processing customer data for COVID-19 Contact Tracing
On 14 September 2020, the Irish DPA published on its website a guide for helping the companies to pr…
EDPB Guidelines on targeting social media users and on controller/processor concepts are now available
The EDPB published on its website the two guidelines adopted during its 37th plenary session:
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Polish DPA announces investigation into a data breach suffered by a fast-food chain
On 7 September 2020, the Polish DPA announced it has started an investigation into a data breach suf…
