TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Ad Tech: Meta personalised ads, technical identifier system in App Store, IAB Europe’s consent mechanism Meta has a few months to reassess the valid legal basis for how Facebook and Instagram use personal data to target advertising in the EU after the media giant […]
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Data protection & privacy digest 25 Oct – 8 Nov 2022: EU-US privacy framework ambiguity, data breach reporting, right to be forgotten
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: EU-US privacy framework, DMA, CCPA/CPRA, right to be forgotten The Baden-Württemberg data protection commissioner warns that Joe Biden’s executive order with regard to the EU-US privacy framework is an important step, but it creates legal ambiguity. It addresses the requirements of the […]
Data protection & privacy digest 27 Sept – 11 Oct 2022: New EU-US data privacy framework is now under EU legislators’ microscope
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: EU-US adequacy procedures, non-material damage in the GDPR, Colorado draft privacy law, Andorra data protection regime On 7 October, President Biden signed an Executive Order on ‘Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities’. Along with the Regulations issued by the Attorney […]
Data protection & privacy digest 2 – 15 Aug 2022: commercial surveillance, sensitive data “by comparison”, worker electronic monitoring
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: commercial surveillance, sensitive data “by comparison”, workers electronic monitoring, farming data The CJEU’s recent decision may have a major impact on digital services that use background tracking and profiling to target users with behavioral ads, TechCrunch reports. The EU top court’s decision […]
GDPR Training Modes for Technology Teams
Though there are a wide range of training options, all of which will help guide GDPR compliance efforts, there are key differences between the different training methods which must be taken into account.
Weekly digest 18 – 24 July 2022: personal data breaches, web hosting, targeted ads, smart video devices, geolocation & privacy
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: personal data breaches, EU Commission’s data transfers, non-implementation of the GDPR by a country, US-UK data access, targeted ads In Poland, an administrative court upheld the decision of the personal data protection office UODO on the fine imposed on Bank Millennium. A […]
Weekly digest 11 – 17 July 2022: patient rights, land registers, user-generated health data, targeted ads & privacy
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Legal processes: patient rights vs data access rights The Belgian data protection authority has clarified the right of access and right to rectification regarding medical records under the GDPR and the patient rights legislation. The subject of the complaint was a medical report drawn […]
Weekly digest April 18 – 24, 2022: business and human rights in the activities of tech companies
TechGDPR’s review of international data-related stories from press and analytical reports. Official guidance: business and human rights in the activities of tech companies, relaxed covid measures, regulators’ annual analytics Privacy International, (PI), submitted its input to the forthcoming report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the practical application of the UN Guiding […]
GDPR compliant products debunked: it’s all about HOW you use it
I’ve seen this a bit too often lately: products that qualify themselves as ‘GDPR compliant’, falsely leaving the impression that by using that product, an organisation will be GDPR compliant. In particular some blockchain products like to label themselves as ‘GDPR compliant blockchain’ – as in the public opinion there are massive problems surrounding blockchain […]
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