Philippe Dufresne, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has issued a statement to celebrate the Canada Data Privacy Week with the concrete example of the effectiveness of its office operations. The Commissioner detailed that Home Depot was transferring data traffic information of its customers to Meta, without the consent of the customers. The Commissioner had investigated...
The Spanish DPA (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos – AEPD) has today awarded the ‘Data Protection Awards 2022 ‘, which recognize in different categories the works that further promote both the dissemination and knowledge of the fundamental right to data protection and its practical application. The Awards include categories such as ‘Proactivity and Good...
Meta Inc. lost the appeal against a decision of the San Marino DPA, which fined the social media for the illicit diffusion of personal data of about 12,700 citizens of San Marino via the social media Facebook. The hack of data happened in 2019, when personal data of about 533m individuals were stolen and published...
The EU Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) will present its draft recommendation to the Commission and EU Council. According to EURACTIV, t is expected to contain a call on the Greek government to ensure the independence of the Greek DPA as regards the so-called “Greek...