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Lexology PRO | European Union, Germany, Global, etc. | 1 Aug 2022
Data protection: key compliance updates (25 Jul – 1 Aug)
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
European Commissioner Provides Strong Support for the Data Protection Commission
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
Irish watchdog welcomes €4.1m budget increase
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
EDPB intervention quadruples WhatsApp fine
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
Data protection tracker: updates from regulators (23 – 29 July)
Lexology PRO shares weekly regulatory updates published by data protection authorities around the world.
Lexology PRO | Belgium, European Union, Germany, etc. | 12 Jul 2021
New front opens in Facebook/WhatsApp data-sharing battle
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
Irish Credit Bureau fine offers insight into the DPC’s use of its corrective powers
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
CIPL Responds to Irish DPC Consultation on Draft Regulatory Strategy
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
Data protection: key compliance updates (29 Jun – 5 Jul)
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
UK adequacy confirmed
Europe has formally approved the UK’s adequacy with a four-year limit in the case of future regulatory divergence.
