The State Commissioner for Data Protection (LfD) Lower Saxony has imposed a fine of 1.1 million euros on Volkswagen in accordance with Article 83 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The reason is data protection violations in connection with the use of a service provider for research trips for a driver assistance system to...
Following a public consultation the CNIL, the French DPA, has published a position on the conditions for deploying “augmented” video devices in places open to the public. In particular, CNIL’s position presents the legal framework currently applicable and highlights the risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals if more modern rules will not address...
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...
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 Coordinated Supervision Committee of the European Data Protection Board (CSC – EDPB) was created in 2018 in accordance with Article 62 of the GDPR, which provides that the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the national supervisory authorities, each acting within the scope of their respective competences, shall cooperate actively within the framework of...
The European Data Protection Supervisor announces that on 16 & 17 June 2022, it will host a conference in Brussels bringing together global stakeholders from the digital regulatory sphere to reflect on and discuss current approaches to enforcement models. The conference will create a platform for discussion of the world’s best practices when it comes...
Wojciech Wiewiórowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), has published an article on Politico to motivate his call for a more effective implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Find the article here.
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