Cathay Pacific fined £500,000 for failing to protect customer data Yet another airline is handed a significant fine for failures to protect their customer data. Between May 2014 and October 2018, Cathay Pacific’s IT systems lacked proportional security, leading to the unauthorised access of millions of personal data records. Because the vulnerability was active before […]
Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) Fine Private Person $10,000 With a 10,000 EUR fine issued to a private citizen for sharing intimate images of a co-worker on WhatsApp, the Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) has moved GDPR fines from just to companies to individuals. It remains to be seen if this precedent holds as […]
Data Privacy Day 2020 Marked by Technology Companies January 28th was Data Privacy Day, marked by global tech companies including Facebook and Google. Users of Facebook received a message to check on their privacy settings when they accessed their account on the day, whilst Google identified seven ways they protect user data in a blog […]
The ICO Release New Code to Protect Children’s Privacy Online The new code, released by the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK, is aimed at social media sites, online games and streaming services commonly used by children. It aims to protect children’s privacy online with standards such as: Location settings switched to off by default […]
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 […]
