Meta's decision to ask users for consent for their personal information to target them with ads via a "consent or pay" model won praise from the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office Friday.
The municipality of Langhirano unlawfully published online the personal data of hundreds of citizens, Italian DPA Garante said Thursday in imposing a 12,000 euro ($14,000) fine.
Italian DPA Garante fined a Hospital-University Company 80,000 euros ($93,000) for failing to comply with privacy regulations, it announced Thursday.
Customers have a right to access their personal data contained in recorded telephone conversations, Italian DPA Garante said Thursday as it fined a bank 100,000 euros ($117,000) for failing to respond adequately to a consumer's access request.
Bristol City Council breached its legal duty to respond to subject access requests, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced Wednesday.
Sweden's DPA will lead an initiative to develop regulations for employment background checks, it announced Tuesday.
Be careful when using AI to generate privacy complaints and inquiries, the Danish Data Protection Authority cautioned Monday.
Geolocation devices such as connected watches, toys or apps have "real consequences" for children's privacy and should be used sparingly, French data protection authority CNIL said Monday.
European data retention rules for telcom companies are fragmented and should be addressed by the EU during its regulatory simplification push, the GSM Association and ConnectEurope said in comments posted this week. They were responding to a European Commission consultation on data retention by service providers for criminal proceedings.
Ireland tapped Niamh Sweeney, a former Meta executive, as a commissioner on the country’s Data Protection Commission. The appointment brought quick reaction from critics who said Ireland had bowed to pressure from U.S. big tech to the detriment of GDPR protections.