LGPD (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados), the new data protection law enters into force in Brazil earlier than expected. Brazil, one of the developed countries in Latin America, is adopting for the first time a data protection law, enforced earlier than the official date set for the 31st of December 2020. The Federal Senate […]
It all started with Maximillian Schrems, an Austrian activist who sued Facebook for its privacy policy, participation to the American secret services programs, tracking the user’s activity on other pages than Facebook network along with other violations. The first decision of the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that Max can sue Facebook Ireland even […]
The world is facing an extraordinary situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments and private institutions around the world are fighting to alleviate the spread of the virus by implementing care measures which can include personal data processing. European Commission evaluation report The evaluation report published by the European Commission demonstrates how GDPR (The […]
Wind Tre S.p.A. an Italian company, has been fined for violating the privacy rights of its users under the GDPR (The General Data Protection Regulation). According to the report published by the Italian DPA (Data Protection Authority), the company processed personal data for marketing purposes. Users complained about receiving messages, emails and faxes without their […]
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “Dutch DPA”) recently fined a company for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by collecting personal data using fingerprint systems. Under the GDPR, ”biometric data means personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow […]
