The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Comes Into Force On the 1st January the highly anticipated CCPA came into force, with implications globally for businesses who process the personal data of Californian citizens. To find out more about the CCPA, including who it applies to and what the requirements are, take a look at our […]
Futura Internationale Fined €500,000 by French Regulators CNIL imposed the fine in late November in relation to cold calling telephone advertising campaigns that Futura Internationale had been running. Specifically, the fine relates the Futura Internationale failing to provide adequate information, effectively implementing current and prospective customer’s opt-out requests, and recording excessive comments about them. Austria […]
India bill aims to tighten data privacy India’s parliament has proposed a new bill which will bring in a set of rules similar to the GDPR. The rules would require organisations to gain consent before collecting and processing personal data. However, it includes exemptions for governmental bodies acting in the interest of the state, security, […]
Twitter launches privacy centre Twitter announced their new privacy centre, where information about Twitter’s data privacy initiatives will be made available to partners and the general public, all in one place. The privacy centre is split into two sections – one for users and one for partners. The user section directs users to privacy policies, […]
Berlin’s Data Protection Authority Issue €14.5Million Fine Property company Deutsche Wohnen SE have been issued a fine of €14.5million by Berlin’s Data Protection Authority for violations of Articles 5 and 25. The company stored tenant’s data in an archive system from which data could not be erased. Deutsche Wohnen SE were originally ordered to rectify […]
With the UK planning on leaving the EU within months, questions have been raised over the impact of the GDPR in the UK when they are no longer part of the EU, and the implications for cross-border trade. Will the GDPR still apply to the UK? Even in the case of a no-deal Brexit? Do […]
