A German citizen has sued the European Commission for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when transferring data to the US, and also for lack of transparent disclosure of its data processing practices. Europäische Gesellschaft für Datenschutz is the organisation that is supporting the claimant, who complains specifically against the website of...
The Albanian government and all online public services websites have been closed by the Albanian National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI), as a result of a cyber attack allegedly directed from outside the Mediterranean country. AKSHI reported to have swiftly operated to defuse the attack, in cooperation with Microsoft and the tech company that...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have adopted their Joint Opinion on the European Commission’s Proposal for the European Health Data Space (EHDS). The Proposal should allow a safe and secure exchange of health data within the EU. Additionally, paragraphs 104-105 of the opinion consist in a shared...
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCOM) has opened an investigation targeting Google for allegedly abusing its dominant position. According to the Authority, Google would have hindered the sharing of data with other platforms in Italy. Read more on the AGCOM official website here
According to an European Data Protection Board (EDPB) news release, the Danish DPA has imposed a ban on the use of Google Workspace in Elsinore municipality. In the case at hand, the municipality was requested to make a risk assessment of the municipality’s processing of personal data in the primary school using Google Chromebooks and...
The Russian court issued a fine of 1 million rubles to Zoom Video Communications and a sanctionn of 2 million rubles to Apple Inc. after confirming that the storage and processing of personal data of Russian users was carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation. Read more here (source in Russian only).
A ransomware attack hitting a debt collections company led hackers to 1.9 million patients’ data. Despite the significant impact of this breach, it still remains the third biggest healthcare breach of 2022. This reveals how much this sector has been targeted this year. To know more, read the full article at SCmagazine here
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