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The CJEU has decided that the maximum thresholds for GDPR fines should be calculated using the global turnover of the broader corporate group, not solely the infringing entity....more
Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) wird bald darüber entscheiden, ob europäische Datenschutzbehörden künftig leichter Bußgelder nach Art. 83 DSGVO gegen Unternehmen verhängen können. Diese Entscheidung kann großen Einfluss...more
Greece’s privacy protection authority recently announced it was fining Intellexa, an Israeli cyber tech company, EUR 50,000. The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) imposed the fine as part of an investigation it...more
The passage of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) made it clear that the European Union (EU) is extremely serious about consumer privacy and that protecting EU citizens’ personal information is a top priority. The...more
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 2018. The law’s goal of protecting EU citizens’ personal information and privacy seems to be coming into fruition. In the past,...more
On January 21, 2019, the CNIL (the French data protection authority) issued a fine of €50 million to Google under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) for its failure to (1) provide notice in an easily...more
Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) hat dem Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) die Frage zur Entscheidung vorgelegt, inwieweit Verbraucherschutzverbände berechtigt sind, Datenschutzverstöße geltend zu machen. Die Antwort auf diese Frage...more
Was ändert sich durch das neue Modell der Datenschutzbehörden zur Berechnung von Bußgeldern? Die deutschen Datenschutzbehörden haben heute ihr Modell zur Berechnung von Bußgeldern wegen Verstößen gegen die...more
Die deutschen Datenschutzbehörden arbeiten an einem Modell zur Festlegung von wirksamen und abschreckenden Bußgeldern nach Art. 83 EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO). Die entsprechenden Abstimmungen finden in dem...more
Künftig drohen nach Datenschutzverstößen deutlich höhere Bußgelder als bislang - Die Konferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden des Bundes und der Länder (DSK) hat sich am 25.06.2019 auf ein neues Modell zur...more
Everyone knows about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is the EU’s new privacy regime in the region. Over a year has passed since its implementation and organizations are discovering how strict EU...more
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) caused consternation in organizations worldwide, before and after the new law came into effect on May 25, last year. The introduction of the GDPR came with many...more
The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, has fined Google $50 Million Euros for Google’s alleged failure to comply with the EU’s sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The enforcement action is significant for...more
France’s data protection authority (DPA) (CNIL) recently announced that it has fined Google $57 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first fine by a European DPA of an American...more
Germany’s first GDPR fine offers lesson for companies planning a data breach policy. In November 2018, Germany’s first fine under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was imposed — and it was much lower than many...more
After much anticipation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) finally went into effect on May 25, 2018. For employers, that means some enhanced employee rights, and the risk of significant penalties for...more
On May 25, 2018, the European Union (“EU”) will implement the most robust regulation of privacy data that the digital world has ever seen—commonly known as the General Data Protection Regulation, or “GDPR.” The GDPR is the...more
What is the GDPR? The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new law going into effect on May 25, 2018 that grants European residents broad, never-before-recognized data privacy rights, and imposes...more