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Jun 9, 20231 min read

Google testing AI for cookies alternative

MediaPost reported that Google is working to build a privacy preserved ad-targeting design employing artificial intelligence. Tests have...

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Jun 5, 20231 min read

Statement of GDPR’s 5th anniversary

“Marking the five-year anniversary of the EU General Data Protection Regulation Members of the European Commission issued a statement....

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Police reprimanded by ICO for recording more than 200 thousand calls

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May 28, 20231 min read

Police reprimanded by ICO for recording more than 200 thousand calls

ICO, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office, reprimanded Surrey Police and Sussex Police for recording and saving more than 200,000...

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May 17, 20231 min read

Chat GPT Privacy Claims Overview

Politico reported ChatGPT is starting to experience a “world of regulatory pain in Europe”. OpenAI, the US company behind the chatbot,...

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Paula Meira Lourenço, new president of the National Data Protection Commission

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May 12, 20231 min read

Paula Meira Lourenço, new president of the National Data Protection Commission

This Thursday the Portuguese Parliament elected Paula Meira Lourenço as president of the National Data Protection Commission. José Carlos...

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ChatGPT ban updates in Italy after data privacy concessions

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May 6, 20231 min read

ChatGPT ban updates in Italy after data privacy concessions

The Italian supervisory authority rescinded the temporary ban on ChatGPT after OpenAI implemented changes required by the regulator....

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Chat GPT blocked for privacy concerns by the Italian supervisory authority

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May 3, 20231 min read

Chat GPT blocked for privacy concerns by the Italian supervisory authority

A temporary ban on Chat GPT was issued by the italian supervisory authority. It was opened an investigation into how OpenAI, the US...

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Apr 29, 20231 min read

Chat GPT Privacy Claims Overview

Politico reported ChatGPT is starting to experience a “world of regulatory pain in Europe”. OpenAI, the US company behind the chatbot,...

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New proposal for an adequacy decision for the transfer of data to the US

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Apr 23, 20231 min read

New proposal for an adequacy decision for the transfer of data to the US

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued, on 28 February, the Opinion 5/2023 on the European Commission's proposal for an...

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Apr 18, 20231 min read

ChatGPT and Privacy Concerns

ChatGPT, the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched, reached 100 million active users within only two months of its release....

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New guidelines on safety measures issued by the Portuguese Data Protection Authority

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Apr 3, 20231 min read

New guidelines on safety measures issued by the Portuguese Data Protection Authority

On January 10, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) approved the Guideline 2023/1 on organisational and security measures for...

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1.6 billion euros in GDPR fines in 2022 were issued by the EU authorities

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Mar 29, 20231 min read

1.6 billion euros in GDPR fines in 2022 were issued by the EU authorities

1.64 billion euros in fines since January 28th, 2022 were issued by the European supervisory authorities, according to DLA Piper’s latest...

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Data breach suffered by Google Fi third-party service provider

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Mar 20, 20231 min read

Data breach suffered by Google Fi third-party service provider

A third-party system which stored “a limited amount” of customer data was breached, reported Google Fi, a mobile virtual network...

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Garante forbids Italians’ personal data from being processed by AI chatbot

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Mar 14, 20231 min read

Garante forbids Italians’ personal data from being processed by AI chatbot

Luka, Inc., U.S. based company developer of Replika, artificial intelligence chatbot, was forbidden by the Italian data protection...

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MEP reprehends COVID-19 data handling in Hungary

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Mar 7, 20231 min read

MEP reprehends COVID-19 data handling in Hungary

István Ujhelyi, member of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, criticizes Hungarian...

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ICO concerns over facial recognition in school canteens

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Mar 1, 20231 min read

ICO concerns over facial recognition in school canteens

A letter concerning the use of facial recognition technology in nine school canteens was sent by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s...

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Meta Ireland seeks to put down Instagram’s 405 million euro fine for violating children’s privacy

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Feb 15, 20231 min read

Meta Ireland seeks to put down Instagram’s 405 million euro fine for violating children’s privacy

Meta is seeking to bring High Court procedures to put down Instagram’s 405 million euro fine for violating children’s privacy. They’re...

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Customer Privacy as an Innovation Imperative is proved by Sephora’s 1.2 million dollar fine

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Feb 9, 20231 min read

Customer Privacy as an Innovation Imperative is proved by Sephora’s 1.2 million dollar fine

California fined Sephora for illegally selling consumers’ personal data using third-party trackers to get discounts and targeted ads. The...

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Construction Company fined 4.4 million GBP by ICO for privacy violations

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Feb 1, 20231 min read

Construction Company fined 4.4 million GBP by ICO for privacy violations

Construction company Interserve fined 4.4 million GBP by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office for asserted employee data protection...

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Google fined for secretly tracking users’ location

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Jan 24, 20231 min read

Google fined for secretly tracking users’ location

New York Times reported 391.5 million dollar Google fine for secretly tracking users’ location. About the case, Oregon Attorney General...

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