Now the subject of UK litigation involving claimants Judith Vidal Hall & others, difficulties faced by Google after employees developed a “workaround” that thwarted “do not track” software have revived in the US. Sara McDiamond reports.
The Bavarian Data Protection Authority has imposed a five figure fine on both seller and purchaser over alleged unlawful transfers of customer email addresses in an asset purchase deal. Barney Sich reports.
Arguably arriving somewhat late to the party, the “EDPS” has published “Opinion 7/2015 Meeting the challenges of big data.” It claims to be “A call for transparency, user control, data protection by design and accountability.” Ben Dunham reports.
Following the scrapping of the “substantial damage or substantial distress” requirement for imposing fines of up to £500,000 for spamming, the ICO has found “no mitigating factors” and penalised Help Direct UK accordingly. Stephen Groom reports.
Citing the reputational damage caused by the case as a mitigating factor, the Information Commissioner’s Office has imposed a £130,000 fine on NHS-approved online pharmacy Pharmacy2U. Stephen Groom explains why the case breaks new ground.
Following a spot check of the data collection practices of High Street wi-fi services, the UK data regulator’s blog has recently advised the public to be wary of how much personal data the providers of such services collect. George Garrard reports.
Three years since the FTC last surveyed apps targeted at children, the US consumer protection body has checked back with 364 child-directed apps to see if there has been an improvement in data collection practices. Chloe Deng reports.
Following the ECJ’s recent finding that “safe harbor” was with immediate effect no longer a viable basis for EEA-US personal data transfers, Georgina Graham updates us on the rapid-fire developments since then on both sides of the “pond”.
Amid mixed reports from Brussels and Luxembourg (currently holding Presidency of the Council of the EU) on attempts to finalise EU data protection reforms, the ICO has published tips on how to prepare for the changes ahead.Georgina Graham reports.
The fall-out from the sad demise of an aged Bristol donor complaining of cold calls continues with an official report into fundraising that says the current self-regulatory system should be scrapped. Daisy Jones reports.
Does a Slovak-registered business running a property-dealing website targeted at Hungarians hosted on a server in Austria have to comply with Slovak or Hungarian data protection law? Stephen Groom reports on the CJEU’s decision in Weltimmo vs NAIH.
Outdoor advertising multinational JCDecaux sought authorisation for a wi-fi based system for connecting with smartphones of pedestrians walking near posters. Did the CNIL grant their request? Claire Bouchenard of Osborne Clarke Paris reports.
