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Panoptykon files complaints against Google and IAB Europe

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On International Data Protection Day, 28 January 2019, Panoptykon Foundation filed complaints against Google and IAB Europe under the...
Adequacy Privacy Shield

EU-US Privacy Shield second review: “it’s mostly fine” says the Commission, “not really” replies the EU Data Protection Board

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On December 19, the EU Commission released its report on the second review of the EU-US Privacy Shield arrangement, the mechanism that...
GDPR on Trial

NOYB files ten strategic complaints on the right to access

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On January 18th, the Austrian NGO noyb filed ten strategic complaints with the Austrian data protection authority against 8 companies for...
tools

Happy Birthday!

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
One year ago, Access Now published a lawmakers guide to assist in the development of data protection laws around the world.
tools

Digirights.info launches free online course to learn about the GDPR

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
GDPR for citizens fills the void of educating citizens on their new digital rights and uses feedback on data requests to collectively assess...
Meme: Ok but now, let’s talk compliance…

Ok but now, let’s talk compliance…
Meme: Wrong, it can be much higher. Just ask Google.

Wrong, it can be much higher. Just ask Google.
tools

Bits of Freedom Data Request Tool

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
Use Bits of Freedom’s tool to exercise your rights!
GDPR on Trial

People vs GAFAM

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
La Quadrature du Net filed complaints against Google, Apple, Amazon and LinkedIn

Join us at CPDP

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
The GDPR Today Team will be at CPDP from 30 January to 1 February
DPA

French President nominates new head of the data protection authority

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On January 18th, French President Emmanuel Macron nominated Marie-Laure Denis to take the head of the French data protection authority: the...
report

Privacy International releases report on how apps on Android disclose data with Facebook

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On December 29, NGO Privacy International released a report revealing how mobile applications on Android are disclosing data to Facebook. ...
survey

GDPR’s impact on the non-profit sector: seeking your input

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
As non-profits are becoming increasingly data-heavy operations, basic fluency in data protection is essential. Vera Franz (Open Society...
fines

French data protection authority fines Google €50 million for GDPR violations

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On January 21, 2019, the French data protection authority - CNIL - imposed a financial penalty of 50 Million euros against Google for...
Adequacy Japan

European Commission adopts adequacy decision on Japan, creating the world’s largest area for data flows

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
On January 23, the EU Commission has adopted its adequacy decision on Japan, allowing personal data to flow freely from the EU to Japan on...
Statistics collected from 13 EU countries show that 8 months into the GDPR, the new data protection law is alive and kicking. DPAs have received thousands of complaints and breach notifications, and a first large fine has already been imposed.

GDPR in Numbers

No. 2, 28 Jan 2019
Statistics collected from 13 EU countries show that 8 months into the GDPR, the new data protection law is alive and kicking. DPAs have received thousands of complaints and breach notifications, and a first large fine has already been imposed.
editorial

Editorial – Holiday Special

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
Welcome to GDPR Today – your online hub for staying tuned to the (real) life of EU data protection law. As you know, every two months we...
editorial

Editorial – October 2018

No. 1, 25 Oct 2018
Welcome to GDPR Today – your online hub for staying tuned to the (real) life of EU data protection law. Every two months we will be...

Ho-Ho-Ho

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
The GDPR Team wishes you happy holidays and all the best for 2019
Meme: Winter is coming

Winter is coming
Meme: It breaks my heart…and the law

It breaks my heart…and the law
Meme: Oh Santa…

Oh Santa…
GDPR on Trial

People vs GAFAM

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
La Quadrature du Net filed complaints against Google, Apple, Amazon and LinkedIn
tools

Bits of Freedom Data Request Tool

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
Use Bits of Freedom’s tool to exercise your rights!
GDPR interpreted

Access Now and HCLU launch a booklet to clarify users’ rights under the GDPR in Hungarian

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
By now, you’ve almost certainly heard of the EU’s new data protection regulation, the GDPR. It is a positive framework empowering you to...
GDPR on Trial

NOYB vs Facebook

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
Schrems claimed a rough total of 7 billion Euro on behalf of unnamed users
The GDPR in numbers is coming back for our next edition on January 25th, so stay tuned! In the meantime, have a look at the numbers from October in the Archive section.

GDPR in Numbers

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
The GDPR in numbers is coming back for our next edition on January 25th, so stay tuned! In the meantime, have a look at the numbers from October in the Archive section.
complaints

Consumer groups across Europe file complaints against Google for breach of GDPR

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
On November 27, seven consumer groups members of BEUC are filing complaints against Google with their national data protection authorities....
tracking

Increased use of third-party cookies on Polish news sites

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
Poland was the only country (out of seven examined by the Reuters Institute) where the number of third-party cookies on news websites...
implementation

MEP Sophie In’t Veld sent letter to EDPB and Commission on questionable Spanish implementation of the GDPR

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
Sophie In’t Veld, a member of the European Parliament and a fierce defender of civil liberties, has sent a letter to the European Data...
consultation

Call for submission: Send your comments on EDPB guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR by January 18

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
The European Data Protection Board has opened a comment period for the draft guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article...
fines

Portuguese DPA imposes 400,000 € fine on hospital for two violations of the GDPR

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
The Portuguese data protection authority - Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados or CNPD - imposed two separate penalties amounting to...
data breach

In Spain, data breach notifications increase since the entry into application of the GDPR

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
The Spanish data protection authority - Agencia Española de Protección de Datos or AEPD - has received 418 notifications of data breaches...
implementation

Help Wanted: Take a quiz to help track implementation of the GDPR at the national level

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
With 19 Member States having adopted their national implementation laws, it is high time to check how consistently the Regulation is being...
investigation

Italian DPA calls for end of Whatsapp/Facebook “data sharing practices” as investigation finalises

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
Earlier this year, the Italian DPA closed its investigation into WhatsApp sharing data with Facebook. The investigation started in August...
profiling

Stop companies from exploiting our data!

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
In November, Privacy International filed complaints against seven data brokers (Acxiom, Oracle), ad-tech companies (Criteo, Quantcast,...
Press Freedom

GDPR misuse in Romania: “independence of DPA” and “transparency” – keywords or buzzwords?

Holiday Special, 17 December 2018
At the beginning of November 2018, the first GDPR-related privacy and freedom of expression case arose in Romania in connection to the...

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