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GDPR

European Data Protection Board adopts new sets of guidelines

European Data Protection Board adopts new sets of guidelines

The guidelines relate to codes of conduct, accreditation, and certification.

One year of GDPR: a high degree of awareness, a small number of fines levied

One year of GDPR: a high degree of awareness, a small number of fines levied

Happy Birthday to the GDPR, the thing that made us want to unsubscribe from all email lists last year…

Irish Data Protection Commission releases first post-GDPR annual report

Irish Data Protection Commission releases first post-GDPR annual report

The DPC published figures showing the extent of how things have changed since May 2018.

Irish regulator questioning Facebook’s intended integration of WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram

Irish regulator questioning Facebook’s intended integration of WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram

The company started work to link the messaging functions of the three apps, and regulators are not happy.

French DPA issues €50m GDPR fine on Google

French DPA issues €50m GDPR fine on Google

The CNIL of France has issued the largest GDPR fine to date, and the first on one of the world’s tech giants.

Spanish Data Protection Act allows political parties to gather user information online

The Senate has passed the law to bring Spain’s data protection framework fully in line with the GDPR

ICO publishes new guidance for GDPR compliance in the UK

The UK data protection authority has issued two new documents, looking at how companies should adjust their practices related to encryption and passwords

UK's ICO fines Facebook for failing to protect users’ personal information

The UK Data Protection Authority concluded its investigation in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

EU Parliament approves Regulation on free flow of non-personal data across the EU

The EU Parliament has approved the final text of the Regulation ‘on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union’

French DPA publishes its first GDPR implementation report

The French Data Protection Authority CNIL has published the first assessment of the implementation of the GDPR in France