The Danish Data Protection Authority seriously criticizes the fact that the Danish Growth Fund has neither obtained valid consent nor fulfilled the obligation to provide information through the use of spy pixels in its newsletters. Read more here (Danish only)
The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) has shared a warning on a large scale attack hitting Europe and North America. The most affected countries so far have been France, Finland and Italy. Read more in this article by Politico
The document provides finance sector firms with a guide for the assessment of their resilience against malicious cyber incidents through simulation and a guide for authorities considering the use of Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) within their jurisdictions. Read more at the UK’s Government website
According to a document detailing the Commission’s response to suggestions from the European Ombudsman, the EC will require each national data protection authority to share an overview of its data-protection investigations six times a year. As a result, the level of accountability for regulators will grow, requiring them to provide more details on how they...
According to an association of industries including Digital Europe, Business Europe and the European Tech Alliance, EU legislators are moving too expeditious and not caring enough about the potential impact of the Data Act. For this reason, they appeal to a higher cautiousness. Read more in this article
The PrivacyRules expert for the Hong Kong jurisdiction, Pádraig Walsh, Partner of the law firm Tanner de Witt, provides an overview of the local Cookies Regulation as part of a coordinated international review published in PIN CODE. Read more here
According to recent news by TechCrunch, Google’s cell network provider, Google Fi, has confirmed a data breach likely related to the security incident at T-Mobile. The breach, allegedly allowed hackers to get millions of customers’ data. Read more here
A recruitment process necessarily involves the processing of a large amount of personal data on candidates. The CNIL offers a guide as well as a set of practice sheets to support recruitment actors in their compliance. Read more on the CNIL’s official page here
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