The Inspectorate of the Latvian DPA (Datum valsts inspeckija) has conducted an inspection regarding the use of cookies on the websites of the largest Latvian e-merchants. 29 websites of 26 merchants were inspected, of e-commerce websites offering goods and services to private citizens. Main verification addressed the compliance with the conditions for the use of cookies...
The UK Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) has opened a public consultation on the draft guidance on the research provisions in the UK GDPR and the DPA 2018. Processing of personal data for research purposes is regulated by data protection laws despite the absence of a specific legislation on this, so the guidance is intended to provide more...
On 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of €250,000 against the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB Europe) for several alleged infringements of the GDPR, as a result of an investigation into the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF). IAB has announced the intention to appeal the decision, and issued...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has launched the first coordinated enforcement action pursuant to which 22 national supervisory authorities across the EEA (including the EDPS) will launch investigations into the use of cloud-based services by the public sector. Over 75 public bodies in total will be addressed across the EEA, including EU institutions, covering...
“we also continue to monitor developments regarding the viability of transatlantic data transfers and their potential impact on our European operations”. This sibylline sentence in Meta’s Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results report did not go unnoticed. Analysts believe that the gradually increasing application of the EU GDPR might bring Facebook and other Meta’s...
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