Sovy recognised by KuppingerCole Independent Analysts More Info
  • Home
  • |
  • Log In
  • |
  • Contact
  • |
  • 0
Sovy
  • Products
    • Sovy GDPR Privacy Essentials℠
    • Sovy Academy℠
    • Sovy Advisory Services
    • All Products
    • Free GDPR Scan
    • Free GDPR Readiness Survey
  • Resources
    • Free GDPR Scan
    • Free GDPR Readiness Survey
    • Knowledge Portal
    • Data Privacy News
  • Pricing
  • About Sovy
    • Mission
    • Team
    • Investor Relations
    • Partnerships
    • Contact Us
  • Products
    • Sovy GDPR Privacy Essentials℠
    • Sovy Academy℠
    • Sovy Advisory Services
    • All Products
    • Free GDPR Scan
    • Free GDPR Readiness Survey
  • Resources
    • Free GDPR Scan
    • Free GDPR Readiness Survey
    • Knowledge Portal
    • Data Privacy News
  • Pricing
  • About Sovy
    • Mission
    • Team
    • Investor Relations
    • Partnerships
    • Contact Us

Data Privacy News

January 29, 2019

GDPR News Bytes Jan 2019

Google

Google appeal €50 million GDPR fine

CNIL, the Data Protection Authority in France, announced they has issued a €50 million euro fine to Google for GDPR violations. As expected, Google quickly appealed the decision claiming it had ‘worked hard’ to create a transparent consent process and was ‘concerned about the impact of this ruling on publishers, original content creators and tech companies in Europe and beyond.’

Google face further GDPR probes from Sweden’s Data Protection Authority

Datainspektionen, Sweden’s Data Protection Authority, announced a probe into Google’s handling of location data and web browsing histories. This follows the €50 million fine issued by the CNIL for different violations.

Complaints add further evidence against Google

The real-time bidding complaint filed in 2018 alleged ‘wide-scale and systematic breaches of the data protection regime’. Complaints were originally filed to the ICO (Data Protection Authority for the UK) and the DPC (Data Protection Authority for Ireland).

Additional evidence includes lists of marketing categories used by Google and the IAB which, they claim, demonstrate that sensitive inferences are systematically made. Furthermore, users seem unable to verify, amend or delete their assigned categories.

Categories include assumptions on political beliefs, religious beliefs, substance abuse, mental health, physical health and more.

 Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition technologies

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for regulation of facial recognition technologies, or risk seeing a ‘race to the bottom’ as facial recognition and artificial intelligence starts being used for harmful ends.

Nadella also added to the technology leaders calling for global GDPR legislation.

Stationers jump on the GDPR bandwagon

The GDPR has given rise to a dubious marketing ploy by stationers, with GDPR Compliant shredders, visitor books, filing cabinets and recycling bins cropping up on Amazon.

CNIL DPC GDPR Google ICO Microsoft
Previous StoryThe Global Impact of the GDPR
Next StoryFacebook’s Privacy Vision from a GDPR Perspective

SEARCH

CATEGORIES

  • 2020 (14)
  • CCPA (5)
  • Charities (1)
  • Coronavirus (3)
  • COVID-19 (3)
  • Events (1)
  • GDPR (52)
  • Google (1)
  • New Bytes (35)
  • News & Blog (49)
  • Opinions (26)
  • Workplace Conduct (1)

TAG CLOUD

2020 BEUC Brexit CCPA Charities China CJEU Clearview AI CNIL cookies coronavirus COVID-19 cybersecurity data breach data privacy data protection DfE DPC EDPB Facebook facial recognition fine fines GDPR Google guidance H&M IAPP ICO LGDP LGPD mark zuckerberg Marriot marriott Microsoft notification online education oracle PIPEDA salesforce Schrems II tik tok Uber UK vodafone italy

ARCHIVES

  • February 2021 (2)
  • January 2021 (3)
  • December 2020 (4)
  • November 2020 (4)
  • October 2020 (4)
  • September 2020 (1)
  • August 2020 (1)
  • July 2020 (2)
  • June 2020 (3)
  • May 2020 (2)
  • April 2020 (2)
  • March 2020 (1)
  • February 2020 (1)
  • January 2020 (3)
  • December 2019 (3)
  • November 2019 (1)
  • July 2019 (3)
  • May 2019 (3)
  • March 2019 (2)
  • January 2019 (3)
  • December 2018 (3)
  • November 2018 (2)
  • September 2018 (1)
  • July 2018 (1)
  • June 2018 (2)

LATEST POSTS

  • Tik Tok Accused of Noncompliance with the GDPR
  • Clearview AI accused of ‘’illegal mass surveillance’’
  • EDPB launches guidelines on Examples of Data Breach notification
  • GDPR at the End of 2020
  • The European Data Protection Board launches a series of recommendations following the CJEU’s decision C-311/18 (Schrems II)

QUICK LINKS

  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • Manage Consent
  • Contact Us

Sovy GDPR Privacy Essentials

  • Subscription Benefits
  • Pricing
  • Log in
  • GDPR for Small Businesses
  • GDPR for Enterprises
  • GDPR for Sole Traders
  • GDPR for Charities

SOVY LOCATIONS

Ireland HQ

Registered Office
St Gall's House
St Gall Gardens South
Milltown, Dublin 14
D14 Y882

Trading Office
Meath Enterprise Centre
Trim road, Navan
Co. Meath, C15 TKX6
Ph: +353 (0)1 669-4774

Brussels

Rond-Point Schuman 11
1040 Brussels
Belgium

London

Registered Office
Kemp House
152-160 City Road
London EC1V 2N

Trading Office
9-10 Staple Inn
2nd Floor
London WC1V 7QH

New York

NY Metropolitan Area
2037 Lemoine Ave
Suite 452,
Fort Lee, N.J. 07024, USA

ASSOCIATIONS

Copyright © 2020 Sovy Trust Solutions Limited. All Rights Reserved. Registered in Ireland, No. 610835 and No. 605069