Irish DPC to cover € 2.9M of legal bill of EU-US data transfer case
DPC ordered to pick up most of the legal bill of EU-US data transfer case Today, the Irish High Court has ordered the DPC to cover the costs of Mr Schrems’ legal team in relation
Category: Personal Data
Wizz Air: €1 for a flight, €35 for your GDPR right
Despite the free right to rectification under the GDPR, the airline charged € 35 in phone charges to update a surname. Updating name allegedly only possible in case of marriage. After changing her surname and
IAB Europe’s ad tracking consent framework found to fail GDPR standard
IAB Europe’s ad tracking consent framework found to fail GDPR standard A flagship framework for gathering Internet users’ consent for targeting with behavioral ads — which is designed by ad industry body, the IAB Europe
Instagram is under investigation over handling of children’s data
Instagram is being investigated by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) over its handling of children’s personal data on the platform. The social media app’s owner Facebook could face a large fine if Instagram is found
ICO fines British Airways £20m for data breach affecting more than 400,000 customers
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details of more than 400,000 of its customers. An ICO investigation found the airline was processing
Google Analytics Gets A Major Privacy And Machine Learning-Focused Overhaul
Google is revamping Google Analytics for a world in which privacy plays center stage and identifiers are exiting stage left. The new version of Google Analytics including privacy overhaul, released on Wednesday, was in beta
Morgan Stanley Fined $60 Million for Data Protection Mishaps
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has fined Morgan Stanley $60 million for the investment bank’s failure to properly oversee the decommissioning of several data centers, putting customer data at risk of exposure. When Morgan
German lawsuit accuses Amazon of breaking EU privacy law
The lawsuit takes issue with Amazon’s transatlantic data transfers Amazon faces a lawsuit in Germany over claims it has continued to transfer data to the United States using an invalidated transfer mechanism known as Privacy
Amazon’s spying on EU workers just tip of iceberg
Amazon has been caught snooping on the private Facebook groups of its EU-based delivery workers The revelations have been accumulating over the past weeks: the corporation led by the richest person in the world is
Global Privacy Control initiative is to help consumers exercise their privacy rights
Announcing Global Privacy Control: Making it Possible for Consumers to Easily Exercise Their “Do Not Sell” Rights Under CCPA With the introduction of privacy regulations such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection
