Lexology PRO | European Union, Germany, Global, etc. | 1 Aug 2022
T-Mobile agrees to pay US$500 million to settle a 2021 data breach investigation, California votes against the ADPPA, and the EDPS adopts an opinion on combating online child abuse – plus other key updates.
William Fry | European Union, Ireland | 10 Jan 2022
The EU Commissioner for Justice, Mr Didier Reynders, has provided strong support for the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which was the…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Ireland | 14 Oct 2021
The Data Protection Commission has said a funding increase to €23.2 million will expand its capabilities as it “ramps up enforcement”– but observers are more cautious.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Ireland | 2 Sep 2021
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp €225 million over its data processing arrangements with parent company Facebook, after the European Data Protection Board forced the regulator to change its draft decision.
Lexology PRO | European Union, France, Guernsey, etc. | 30 Jul 2021
Lexology PRO shares weekly regulatory updates published by data protection authorities around the world.
Lexology PRO | Belgium, European Union, Germany, etc. | 12 Jul 2021
European consumer organisations have filed a complaint alleging WhatsApp has unfairly pressured users into accepting controversial new terms of use and privacy policies.
A&L Goodbody | Ireland | 12 Jul 2021
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) recently published its decision following a formal inquiry into the Irish Credit Bureau DAC (the ICB) following…
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Ireland | 6 Jul 2021
On June 30, 2021, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted its comments on the Irish Data Protection…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, Bulgaria, etc. | 5 Jul 2021
New EU adequacy decisions for the UK, guidance on COVID-19 by Switzerland, Ireland and Guernsey, exemptions from South Africa’s new data protection law, and the US is one step closer to federal privacy regulation – plus other key data protection updates.
Lexology PRO | European Union, United Kingdom | 28 Jun 2021
Europe has formally approved the UK’s adequacy with a four-year limit in the case of future regulatory divergence.