On October 30, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced its fine of £18.4 for Marriott International, Inc., for violations of the GDPR, a significant decrease from the proposed fine of £99,200,396 announced in July 2019.
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ICO Issues Enforcement Notice Against Experian
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On October 27, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published its enforcement notice against credit reference agency Experian Limited under Section 149 of the Data Protection Act 2018.…
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ICO Releases Updated Right of Access Guidance
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On October 21, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office released its updated guidance on the data subject right of access under Article 15 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
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Webinar on the Latest Developments on Cookie Guidance Featuring the UK ICO and CNIL
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Join us on November 5, 2020, for a webinar with representatives from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and the French Data Protection Authority to explore the latest developments on cookie guidance and compare their respective approaches. This blog entry provides a link to register.…
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French Highest Court Rejects Temporary Suspension of France’s Health Data Hub; Calls for Additional Guarantees Following Schrems II
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On October 13, 2020, France’s highest administrative court issued a summary judgment that rejected a request for the suspension of France’s centralized health data platform, Health Data Hub.…
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ICO Fines British Airways £20 Million for Security Breach
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On October 16, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced its fine of £20,000,000 for British Airways for violations of the GDPR, which is a significant decrease from the proposed fine of £183,390,000 from July 2019. …
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Brazil Nominates Directors of the Brazil Data Protection Authority; Senate Approval Pending
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On October 15, 2020, Brazil’s President Bolsonaro officially nominated the five Directors of the new Brazilian data protection authority, as published in the Brazilia Official Journal. The Decree establishing the ANPD is now fully in effect; however, all five nominations still need to be approved by the Brazilian Senate.…
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Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases 2019 Annual Report
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On September 30, 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released its 2019 Annual Report. Notably, 2019 was the year of the Belgian DPA’s first fines under the GDPR and the release of the Belgian DPA’s 2019-2025 Strategic Plan. …
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Hamburg DPA Imposes €35.3 Million Fine on H&M
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On October 1, 2020, the Hamburg Data Protection Authority fined H&M € 35.3 million for unlawful employee monitoring practices in the company’s service center concerning several hundred employees.…
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CNIL Publishes Updated Cookie Guidelines and Final Version of Recommendations on How to Get Users’ Consent
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On October 1, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published a revised version of its guidelines on cookies and similar technologies, its final recommendations on the practical modalities for obtaining users’ consent to store or read non-essential cookies and similar technologies on their devices and a set of questions and answers on the Recommendations.…
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