On April 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office levied one of its most significant fines under the Data Protection Act 1998 against Bounty (UK) Limited.
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UK ICO Fines Pensions Release Provider for Unsolicited Marketing Emails
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a Monetary Penalty Notice to pensions release provider Grove Pensions Solutions Ltd, fining it £40,000 after the company used contact details collected by a third party for its direct marketing campaign.…
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EDPB Releases Opinion on Interplay Between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR and a Statement on the ePrivacy Regulation
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On March 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the interplay between the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications and the General Data Protection Regulation.…
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EDPB Releases Overview on the Implementation and Enforcement of the GDPR
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On February 26, 2019, the European Data Protection Board presented its first overview on the implementation of the GDPR and the roles and means of the national supervisory authorities to the European Parliament. This blog entry provides highlights from the report.…
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Draft CCPA Regulations Expected Fall 2019
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As we previously reported, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 delays the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the CCPA until six months after publication of the Attorney General’s implementing regulations, or July 1, 2020, whichever comes first. The California Department of Justice anticipates publishing a Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action concerning the CCPA in Fall 2019.…
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California DOJ to Hold Series of Public Forums on CCPA
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The California Department of Justice will host six public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to provide the general public an opportunity to participate in the CCPA rulemaking process. …
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AOL Successor Agrees to Pay $4.95 Million in COPPA Enforcement Action
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On December 4, 2018, the New York Attorney General announced that Oath Inc. agreed to pay New York a $4.95 million civil penalty following allegations that it had violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. This is the largest-ever COPPA penalty.…
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UK ICO Issues Warning to Washington Post Over Cookie Consent Practices
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On November 19, 2018, The Register reported that the UK Information Commissioner’s Office issued a warning to the U.S.-based Washington Post over its approach to obtaining consent for cookies to access the service.…
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Medical Transcription Vendor Agrees to $200,000 Settlement with New Jersey Attorney General
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On October 30, 2018, ATA Consulting LLC agreed to a $200,000 settlement with the New Jersey Attorney General resulting from a server misconfiguration that allowed private medical records to be posted publicly online.…
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Yahoo! Agrees to Settle Data Breach Class Actions with $50 Million Fund and Credit Monitoring
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On October 23, 2018, the parties in the Yahoo! Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation pending in the Northern District of California and the parties in the related litigation pending in California state court filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of a settlement related to breaches of the company’s data.…
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