The French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) was not in a festive mood when right after Christmas, on the 27th of December, announced and imposed the fine of €250,000 to French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom
At the beginning of June 2018, the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (TRAFI) presented an online service that enables a search for information on individuals’ driving license, based on basic information: name or place of residence.
Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for the GDPR infringement. The hospital publicly announced that it will contest the fine. The CNPD carried out an investigation at the
The Radisson Hotel Group has experienced a data breach impacting members of the firm’s loyalty and rewards scheme in over 1,400 hotels in over 70 countries. Though, the Group claims that less than 10% members
After GDPR coming into force, it was assumed the big players – multinational companies were the first to receive sanctions. However, first action (filed in July and disclosed on September), the Enforcement Notice, was towards
From the 3rd of October, 2018, Privacy Policy becomes mandatory for apps in an Apple Store. Likewise, Google Play also requires preparing certain privacy-related disclosures to users, in accordance with the GDPR. Failure to adhere
The change to the App Store Review Guidelines specifies that developers must include the Privacy Policy link in the App Store Connect metadata field, as well as within the app. The Privacy Policy must confirm
An Austrian developer managed to get his entire data archive from Spotify. The man realized that company was tracking his every movement. It is normal for apps to collect some data to improve user experience,
GDPR came into full force on 25 May 2018. Right after that, Max Schrems filed the first cases under GDPR against Facebook and Google. The €3.9 billion lawsuits accused the companies of “coercing” users into
Timehop, a smartphone app that helps you celebrate the best moments of the past with your friends, recently admitted to more data leakage because of a data breaches. The company first acknowledged the breach saying that users’
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