The Lithuanian data protection inspectorate issued a 61,500 EUR fine against a payment services provider for violations of the data minimization, adequate security measures and data breach reporting requirements of
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The Paradox Behind GPDR Full Compliance
“C’est tres complique aujourd’hui de se declarer 100% conforme”
“In reality, it’s very complicated to declare in total and perfect conformity [with GDPR], be it today, in five or ten
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Highlights of 2018 GDPR Enforcement
How has GDPR enforcement played out in the past year?
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteitpersoonsgegevens, or AP) recently published a report on its 2018 activities.
The report highlights the
The ICO Speaks: New Guidance on Contracts, Data Controllers and Processors
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued several new guidance documents on Data Controllers, Data Processors and the interaction among them.
Key points of the Contracts guidance include:
- Whenever
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UK Information Commissioner Offers Insight Into GDPR Enforcement Approach
For your GDPR compliance: Have a plan. Try your best. Embrace privacy.
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham spoke recently in New Zealand about data breaches and the state of the
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New Form of Privacy Fraud Complicates Ad Tech Industry’s Relationship with GDPR
If at first they don’t consent, try, try again?
A new form of privacy fraud further complicates the relationship between the Ad Tech industry and GDPR.
As Ad Tech vendors
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Key EU Parliament Committee Issues Opinion on Blockchain Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has weighed in on blockchain with the following key points:
- If you want to use a blockchain structure to
French Data Protection Authority Issues Password Guidance
Keep your passwords close…and complex, and encrypted and unique, and ever-changing.
In the wake of recent data breaches involving passwords, the French data protection authority, the CNIL, has published guidelines
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Storing Users’ Passwords in Cleartext May Be a ‘Knowing Violation’ of GDPR
Don’t store users’ passwords in cleartext. Really.
It’s not a good idea. Also, it may be deemed a ‘knowing violation’ of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirement to
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European Union Publishes Draft Guidelines on GDPR’s Territorial Reach
Does the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply to me?
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published for public comment its much awaited guidelines on the extraterritorial effect of
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