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Apr 21, 20221 min read

Non-material damages granted by the German Court after a data breach

In a recent judgment, it was granted at compensation for non-material damage suffered as a result of unauthorized access by third parties...

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Microsoft pronounces on Ukraine’s cyberattacks which are “raising serious concerns”

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Apr 6, 20221 min read

Microsoft pronounces on Ukraine’s cyberattacks which are “raising serious concerns”

Some hours before Russia’s invasion, Microsoft detected a new “offensive and destructive” software attack. These cyberattacks have been...

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Google announces changes in Android to promote user privacy

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Apr 2, 20221 min read

Google announces changes in Android to promote user privacy

It was announced by Google that over the next few years it will be modified the Android user identification tool so that there is a...

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Dutch DPA charges DPG Media 525,000 euro penalty

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Mar 28, 20221 min read

Dutch DPA charges DPG Media 525,000 euro penalty

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (the Netherlands’ data protection authority) fined DPG Media 525,000 euros for violating the minimisation...

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Facebook provides users with an additional security feature due to the military conflict in Ukraine

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Mar 24, 20221 min read

Facebook provides users with an additional security feature due to the military conflict in Ukraine

Followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement stating a military operation in Ukraine, Facebook launched a new feature in...

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Encrypted Offline Services used by Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion

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Mar 17, 20221 min read

Encrypted Offline Services used by Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion

TechCrunch and Apptopia reported that, in order to follow the news and information, Ukrainians have been downloading offline maps,...

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Mar 2, 20221 min read

Impresa group incident

Due to the security incident that occurred at the Impresa group, the National Data Protection Authority is investigating the breach of...

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According to the Austrian DPA, Google Analytics violates the EU GDPR

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Feb 28, 20221 min read

According to the Austrian DPA, Google Analytics violates the EU GDPR

It was reported by Euractiv that according to Austria’s Data Protection Authority, the use of Google Analytics violates the European...

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Data transfer without cookies can be authorised by Google’s technology

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Feb 23, 20221 min read

Data transfer without cookies can be authorised by Google’s technology

MediaPost reported that a web browser system granted to Google can now authorise the transfer of data enclosed by a network without using...

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Privacy evolution in 2022 - what’s to expect?

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Feb 17, 20221 min read

Privacy evolution in 2022 - what’s to expect?

Goodwin Partner and IAPP’s senior fellow, Omer Tene, launch a blog post predicting privacy’s evolution in 2022. Regulatory expectations...

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German police are using COVID-19 tracking data to identify witnesses

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Feb 13, 20221 min read

German police are using COVID-19 tracking data to identify witnesses

GB News reports that police in Germany have been using COVID-19 tracking data to identify witnesses for their investigation and are being...

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Google explains some facts about its data privacy

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Feb 6, 20221 min read

Google explains some facts about its data privacy

Product management director, Russell Ketchum, explains the Google Analytics service due to a complaint on it violating the EU General...

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Online third-party data sharing intensifies due to the pandemic

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Feb 3, 20221 min read

Online third-party data sharing intensifies due to the pandemic

Niam Yaraghi, nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Technology Innovation, and research assistant Samantha Lai published their...

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Transferring personal data harmlessly from the European Union to the Republic of Korea

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Feb 1, 20221 min read

Transferring personal data harmlessly from the European Union to the Republic of Korea

The adequacy decision for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the Republic of Korea has been adopted under the...

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Jan 21, 20221 min read

CNPD notices flaws in early voting

It was allowed that the registration by third parties in the Early Voting Portal was authorized. However, the National Data Protection...

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Lisbon City Council fined 1.2 million euros in the Russiagate case

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Jan 18, 20221 min read

Lisbon City Council fined 1.2 million euros in the Russiagate case

Fine imposed by the National Data Protection Commission in the Russiagate case. According to the current presidency of the municipality,...

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Google and Apple fined by 10 million by Italy’s regulator

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Dec 21, 20211 min read

Google and Apple fined by 10 million by Italy’s regulator

Autorita Garante della Concorrenza and del Mercato (Italy’s authority) fined Google and Apple 10 million euros for violating the...

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Twitter bans sharing private information without individuals' consent

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Dec 20, 20211 min read

Twitter bans sharing private information without individuals' consent

The Wall Street Journal reported that the social network has said it will ban the sharing of images and videos from private people...

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Dec 18, 20211 min read

Privacy in the Holiday season

Gold, incense, and myrrh don't raise big privacy issues. But this Christmas, when you decide what to buy, you may have to consider more...

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Dec 9, 20211 min read

What is the GDPR?

The European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), regulates the processing by a company, an individual or an...

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