Data Protection and Privacy News

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ministries-several-states-deploying-facial-recognition-tech-systems-study/articleshow/79455779.cmsThe Times of India Ministries & several states deploying facial recognition tech systems: StudyIndia News: At least 32 Facial […]

European Open Science Cloud: al via il libero scambio di conoscenzahttps://www.techeconomy2030.it/2020/11/27/european-open-science-cloud-al-via-il-libero-scambio-di-conoscenza/Tech Economy 2030 European Open Science Cloud: al via il libero scambio di conoscenza | Tech […]

GDPR enforcement must level up to catch big tech, report warnshttps://techcrunch.com/2020/11/26/gdpr-enforcement-must-level-up-to-catch-big-tech-report-warns/?guccounter=1TechCrunch GDPR enforcement must level up to catch big tech, report warnsA new report by European […]

Diritto alla privacyIl controverso documento del Consiglio Ue per aggirare la crittografia in nome della sicurezzahttps://www.linkiesta.it/2020/11/crittografia-privacy-gdpr-europa/Linkiesta.it Diritto alla privacy | Il controverso documento del Consiglio Ue per aggirare la […]

🇫🇷 Sanctions de 2 250 000 euros et de 800 000 euros pour les sociétés CARREFOUR FRANCE et CARREFOUR BANQUE👉https://www.cnil.fr/fr/sanctions-2250000-euros-et-800000-euros-pour-carrefour-france-carrefour-banquewww.cnil.fr Sanctions de 2 250 000 euros et de 800 000 […]

🇳🇴 Norwegian DPA imposes administrative fine to Østfold HF Hospital👉https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2020/norwegian-dpa-imposes-administrative-fine-ostfold-hf-hospital_itComitato europeo per la protezione dei dati - European Data Protection Board Norwegian […]

🇪🇸 Spanish DPA imposes fine on Telefónica Móviles España👉 https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2020/spanish-dpa-imposes-fine-telefonica-moviles-espana_itComitato europeo per la protezione dei dati - European Data Protection Board Spanish DPA imposes fine on […]

🇪🇺 Proposal for a Regulation on European data governance (Data Governance Act)👉 https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/proposal-regulation-european-data-governance-data-governance-actShaping Europe’s digital future - European Commission Proposal for a […]

🇮🇹 📸 Fai attenzione quando pubblichi immagini online? Il nuovo vademecum del Garante con suggerimenti utili per tutelare i dati personali quando si pubblicano foto e filmati👉 https://www.garanteprivacy.it/temi/foto

Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app datahttps://techcrunch.com/2020/11/24/australia-spy-agencies-covid-19-app-data/?guccounter=1TechCrunch Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app dataA government watchdog said the data was scooped up […]

  The Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) imposed a fine of 75.000 EUR on Telefónica Móviles España, S.A.U., for unlawfully processing the claimant’s personal data by charging them several invoices corresponding to a third person. The claimant, who wasn’t a defendant’s client, […]

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has decided on an administrative fee of NOK 750,000 to Østfold HF Hospital. The background is that in the period 2013-2019, the hospital stored report extracts from patient records outside the safe zone. The case started with a notice of personal data breach […]

Statement on the ePrivacy Regulation and the future role of Supervisory Authorities and the EDPBhttps://edpb.europa.eu/our-work-tools/our-documents/other/statement-eprivacy-regulation-and-future-role-supervisory_enEuropean Data Protection Board - European Data Protection Board […]

🇪🇸 L'Agenzia spagnola per la protezione dei dati (AEPD) ha preparato la guida "Tecnologie e protezione dei dati nelle Pubbliche Amministrazioni"👉 https://www.aepd.es/sites/default/files/2020-11/guia-tecnologias-admin-digital.pdf

When A.I. Falls in Lovehttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/science/artificial-intelligence-gpt3-writing-love.htmlNY Times When A.I. Falls in LoveThe Times asked GPT-3 to tell us a little about itself and its romantic life.

Disabled children's names revealed in Bristol City Council emailhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-55048398BBC News Disabled children's names revealed in Bristol City Council emailThe email revealing hundreds of names of children was sent by Bristol City Council.

'Antiquated process': data regulator on obtaining Cambridge Analytica warrantUK information commissioner calls for international approach to emerging threathttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/24/antiquated-process-data-regulator-obtaining-cambridge-analytica-warrantthe Guardian […]

US Fed researcher says CBDCs should beat Big Tech payments on privacy protectionhttps://cointelegraph.com/news/us-fed-researcher-says-cbdcs-should-beat-big-tech-payments-on-privacy-protectionCointelegraph US Fed researcher says CBDCs should beat Big Tech payments on privacy […]

Research Shows iOS Covid Apps Are A Privacy Messhttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201116/08012145714/research-shows-ios-covid-apps-are-privacy-mess.shtmlTechdirt Research Shows iOS Covid Apps Are A Privacy MessJonathan Albright, director of the Digital Forensics Initiative […]

Online privacy and safety are not mutually exclusive https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/online-privacy-and-safety-are-not-mutually-exclusive-20201120-p56gml.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feedBrisbane Times Online privacy and safety are not […]

Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1745 of 18 November 2020 on the putting into effect of the provisions of the Schengen acquis on data protection and on the provisional putting into effect of certain provisions of the Schengen acquis in […]

https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/23/european_recommendations_on_schrems_ii/Theregister European recommendations following Schrems II Privacy Shield ruling cast doubt on cloud encryption practicesBring-your-own-key may no longer be enough for EU data protection body

Brussels, 20 November - On November 19th, the EDPB met for its 42nd plenary session. During the plenary, the European Commission presented two new sets of draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EDPB adopted a statement on the future ePrivacy Regulation.  The European Commission […]

The Italian data protection supervisory authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) ordered Vodafone to pay a fine in excess of Euro 12,250,000 on account of having unlawfully processed the personal data of millions of users for telemarketing purposes. As well as having to pay the […]

EDPS preliminary opinion on the European Commission's "A European strategy for data" and the creation of the European Health Data Space ('EHDS').

***Registration has been closed*** On November 27, the EDPB is organising a remote stakeholder workshop on the topic of Legitimate Interest. Representatives from, among others, individual companies, sector organisations, NGOs, law firms and academia are welcome to express interest in attending. […]

Brussels, 11 November - During its 41st plenary session, the EDPB adopted recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools to ensure compliance with the EU level of protection of personal data, as well as recommendations on the European Essential Guarantees for surveillance measures.  […]

EDPS Opinion on the European Commission proposal for temporary derogations from Directive 2002/58/EC for the purpose of combatting child sexual abuse online.

Brussels, 10 November - During its 41st plenary session, the EDPB adopted by a 2/3 majority of its members its first dispute resolution decision on the basis of Art. 65 GDPR. The binding decision seeks to address the dispute arisen following a draft decision issued by the Irish SA as lead […]

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The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has issued Odin Flissenter AS (Tile distributor) an administrative fine of EUR 13 905 (NOK 150 000) for performing a credit check of a sole proprietorship without having a lawful basis for the processing.  The background of the fine was a person filing a […]

Read Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski delivered at the ENISA Annual Privacy Forum (online), Brussels, Belgium.

On 21 October, the EDPS will host an IPEN Webinar on: 'Contact Tracing Apps as a large scale exercise in privacy engineering'. The event will be free, no registration needed.

Brussels, 21 October - On October 20th, the EDPB met for its 40th plenary session. During the plenary, a wide range of topics was discussed.  Following public consultation, the EDPB adopted a final version of the Guidelines on Data Protection by Design & Default. The guidelines focus on the […]

The State Data Protection Inspectorate – personal data protection supervisory authority of the Republic of Lithuania has punished Vilnius City Municipality Administration for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation. A fine in the amount of EUR 15,000 has been imposed for […]

Every October at the EDPS, and all across Europe, we celebrate the European Cybersecurity Month and this year is no exception. 

'Ethics and Data Protection in Artificial Intelligence - 2 years after the Brussels Declaration', EDPS Webinar organised in the context of the 2020 GPA Closed Session.

The EDPS hosts an online edition of the Data Protection Workshop within International Organisations, on 8 & 9 October. This year's topic is  Data protection in international organisations in times of crisis.

Our September Newsletter is online, check out our latest news!