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CJEU Clarifies Scope of Personal Data in EDPS v SRB Decision

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The Single Resolution Board ("SRB") transferred pseudonymized comments from data subjects to Deloitte without informing them. The European Data Protection Supervisor ("EDPS") found a violation of information duties applicable...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

GDPR – Company Fined for Improper Data Collection

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) recently imposed a EUR 310,000 fine, representing 1% of its turnover, on FORIOU, a telemarketing company promoting loyalty programs. The fine stemmed from FORIOU’s use of...more

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CNIL Fines Canal+ Over Marketing and Data Security Concerns

The French Data Protection Authority announced a €600,000 fine against Groupe Canal+ over concerns with the media company’s direct marketing activities. According to the CNIL, the company sent users email marketing without...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

YouTube’s Adblocker Avoidance Tech May Violate the GDPR

YouTube’s ad blocker detection technology is facing legal challenges from privacy advocates who claim it violates their privacy rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). According to the complaint, YouTube...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Erfahrungsbericht: Latham & Watkins plädiert als erste Anwaltskanzlei zu DSGVO-Geldbußen vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

France Fines Discord under GDPR

The French data privacy authority (DPA) announced that it will fine Discord, Inc. 800,000 euros under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Discord is a social messaging platform popular with gamers, technology...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Datenschutz: Latham DSGVO-Schadensersatztabelle gibt schnellen Überblick über aktuelle Urteile und Schadenssummen

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Die Latham DSGVO-Schadensersatztabelle gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle Entscheidungen deutscher Gerichte zu Schmerzensgeldern nach der EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO). Die Tabelle fasst Urteile übersichtlich...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Twitter fined $546,000 in December 2020 by European Data Protection Authority for 2019 Breach Notification Violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Twitter 450,000 euros (about US$546,000) for failing to timely notify the Irish DPC within the required 72 hours of discovering a Q4 2018 breach involving a bug in its Android...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Aggressive Telemarketing: Italian Data Protection Authority fines telephone company 12,251,601 euros

On November 12th , the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 12,251,601 euros to a telephone company for illegally processing the data of millions of users for the purpose of carrying out direct marketing...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

LG Darmstadt: 1.000 Euro immaterieller Schadensersatz für Datenschutzverstoß

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Tim Wybitul, Dr. Isabelle Brams Das LG Darmstadt ist eines der ersten deutschen ordentlichen Gerichte, die ein Unternehmen zu Schadensersatz nach Art. 82 DSGVO verurteilt haben. Das Gericht hat einem Kläger 1.000 Euro an...more

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H&M Fined EUR 35 Million for Violating Employee Privacy in Germany

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In early October, the Data Protection Authority in Hamburg, Germany announced that the clothing retailer H&M committed severe violations of its employees’ privacy. Because of these European General Data Protection Regulations...more

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French Court refuses to suspend Microsoft’s hosting of a public health data lake despite CNIL opinion (the Health Data Hub case –...

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On October 14, 2020, the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) published its decision in a lawsuit requesting that the French health data platform (Health Data Hub) be suspended for breach of the GDPR in light...more

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French Data Protection Authority Hands Down First Sanction as Lead Authority

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The CNIL has imposed a €250,000 fine on an online retailer for GDPR infringements in cooperation with other EU supervisory authorities. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in France, Spartoo SAS (Spartoo) is one of the...more

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French State Council Upholds CNIL’s €50M Fine for GDPR Violations

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The Council decision contains useful considerations and clarifications on the “one-stop shop” mechanism, transparency obligations, and consent for targeted advertising. On 19 June 2020, France’s Highest Administrative...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Highest Administrative Court in France Upholds Google’s €50 Million Fine

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Data Security Alert | November 2019

EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions - A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German regulator issues record fine for keeping personal data too long

The Data Protection Supervisory Authority for the state of Berlin (Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, “Supervisory Authority”) recently issued a fine for GDPR violations against Germany’s...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten zum neuen DSGVO-Bußgeldmodell der Datenschutzkonferenz (DSK)

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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

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GDPR: new CNIL fine of 180,000 euros for a car insurance company

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The French CNIL imposed a new sanction of €180,000 last July 18th, 2019 to a French insurance company that provides car insurance to individuals (Active Assurances) which failed to adequately protect the personal data of...more

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France’s first GDPR fine costs real estate company Euros 400k

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The French CNIL imposed a €400,000 fine on a company specialized in real estate development, purchase, sale, rental and property management, for failing to adequately protect the data of users of its website and for...more

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A GDPR Update for Employers, Part IV: Implementing Lessons Learned From GDPR Complaints and Enforcement Actions

Much has happened since the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. Many EU countries have enacted national legislation to implement and expand the requirements of the...more

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FTC Update: Agency Continues Crack Down on Privacy Violations

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A major goal of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is to protect consumer privacy. The rise in technology has made personal information of consumers more vulnerable than ever before. Because of this, the FTC has started to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Cookie Audit from Bavarian Data Protection Authority May Serve As GDPR Warning

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Following numerous privacy complaints, the State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) recently conducted a random audit on 40 companies and found widespread problems with their cookie disclosures....more

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