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Key takeaways for public servants from the 2019-2020 Annual Report

Key takeaways for public servants from the 2019-2020 Annual Report

News release: Commissioner’s annual report: Pandemic raises privacy concerns highlighting urgency of law reform

News release

Media Advisory: Tabling of the Privacy Commissioner’s annual report

Media Advisory

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has issued a warning and reprimand to a regional public environmental institution for wrongful processing of personal data from the National Register. 

The Facts Three Belgian plaintiffs had lodged a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority against a regional...

Hamburg Commissioner Fines H&M 35.3 Million Euro for Data Protection Violations in Service Centre

The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information imposes a 35.3 Million Euro Fine for Data Protec...

Finnish DPA imposes financial sanction on a company due to carrying out electronic direct marketing without prior consent as well as neglecting the rights of the data subject 

Financial sanction on a company due to carrying out electronic direct marketing without prior consent as well as neglect...

Norwegian DPA: Decision to fine The Norwegian Public Roads Administration

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has issued the Norwegian Public Roads Administration a fine of 37,400 EUR (400 0...

Announcement: New resources to help businesses protect personal information and address breaches

Announcement

EDPB adopted documents - 37th plenary

During its 37th plenary, the EDPB adopted the following documents: Guidelines on the concepts of controller and process...

Polish DPA fines Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office, after  having found a personal data breach by the Warsaw Universit...

Op-ed: The value of data, the values of privacy

Op-ed