On August 21, 2019, the Swedish Data Protection Authority imposed its first fine since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into effect, fining a school 200,000 Swedish Kroner for creating a facial recognition program in violation of the GDPR.
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EDPB Publishes Opinion on the Competence of a Supervisory Authority in Change in Circumstances Relating to the Main or Single Establishment
On July 9, 2019, the European Data Protection Board adopted Opinion 8/2019 on the Competence of a Supervisory Authority in Case of a Change in Circumstances Relating to the Main or Single Establishment at the request of the French and the Swedish data protection authorities.
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FTC Issues Warning Letters for Potential COPPA Violations
On April 27, 2018, the FTC issued two warning letters to foreign marketers of geolocation tracking devices for violations of the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Advocate General Finds Member States May Not Breach EU Laws Over Electronic Communications Retention
On July 19, 2016, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Oe published his Opinion on two cases that sought to establish whether a general obligation to retain data is compatible with the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection under EU law.
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New Independent Commission on Internet Governance Launched
On January 22, 2014, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt announced the creation of a new independent commission to examine the future of Internet governance. The Global Commission on Internet Governance is being launched by think tanks Chatham House and The Centre for International Governance Innovation.
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Council of the European Union Discusses Progress on the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation
On June 6, 2013, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council held legislative deliberations regarding the key issues of the European Commission’s proposed General Data Protection Regulation. The discussions were based on the Irish Presidency’s draft compromise text on Chapters I to IV of the Proposed Regulation.
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Sweden Fined for Delaying Implementation of the Data Retention Directive
On May 30, 2013, the EU Court of Justice ordered Sweden to pay EUR 3,000,000 for failing to comply with the implementation of an EU Data Retention Directive requirement regarding the retention of telecommunications data. …
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