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Happy Data Protection Day, 28th of January 2021
Fifteen years ago, the Council of Europe launched a Data Protection Day to be celebrated each year on 28 January, the date on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, also known as “Convention 108” was opened for
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GDPR Flash News: Belgian DPA suspend websites violating GDPR
The article refers to the new initiative of the Belgian Data Protection Authority to enforce compliance with the GDPR, which will result in the suspension of websites that violate the regulatory framework for data protection.
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GDPR Flash News: French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) imposing fines of 100 million on Google
This Flash News comments on the decision of the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) imposing fines of 100 million on Google and 35 million on Amazon for having placed advertising cookies on users’ computers…
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GDPR Flash News: HmbBfDI imposes a fine on H&M Service Center for violations related to employees’ private life
This Flash News comments on the decision of the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) by which a fine is imposed on H&M Service Center in Nuremberg for violations related to its employees’ private life.
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GDPR Flash News: ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited
ICO fines Ticketmaster UK Limited £1.25million for failing to implement appropriate security measures to prevent a cyber-attack…
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GDPR Flash News: Severe personal data breach concerning millions of hotel guests due to a failure in a hotel reservation system
This Flash News discusses the findings of the company Website Planet according to which personal data of millions of hotel guests were exposed due to a hotel booking company leak resulting in a serious data breach
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GDPR Flash News: ICO fines Marriott International for failing to protect its customers’ data
This Flash News comments on the decision of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposing a fine of £18.4million on Marriott International Inc. for failure to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures…
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GDPR Flash News: ICO imposing a heavy fine of £20m on British Airways for data breach
This Flash News discusses the decision of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposing a fine of £20m on British Airways (BA) for data breach as a result of a cyber-attack and subsequent access…
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Data Protection Impact Assessment on critical processing activities
Our associate, Simeon Kretsis, at his article is referring to the importance of the Data Protection Impact Assessment as a tool of compliance and accountability.
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Article: Thermal Cameras – A useful tool but under strict conditions
The coronavirus pandemic has been testing the resilience of our society, our health system, our economy and our readiness to respond to crisis situations for months.
