CNIL orders company to minimize employee data processing
(Apr 25, 2024) France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, ordered an unidentified company to improve data minimization ... Read More
Companies face US class-action lawsuits after data breaches
(Apr 23, 2024) Class-action lawsuits were filed against AT&a... Read More
PCPD discusses protecting employees' personal data
(Apr 11, 2024) Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data advised on sharing information with human resources through messaging apps. Organizations sh... Read More
Garante fines waste disposal companies over employee privacy violations
(Apr 1, 2024) Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, fined five waste disposal companies after they allegedly used facial recognition technology to determine empl... Read More
Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, 29 March 2024
(Mar 29, 2024) I'm heading to Washington, D.C., next week to attend the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024. If you're joining me at the event, let's make sure we carve out som... Read More
Amazon appeals CNIL fine related to employee monitoring
(Mar 27, 2024) Amazon appealed a 32 million euro fine from France's data protection authority, the C... Read More
Iceland's DPA issues ISK1.5M employee monitoring fine
(Mar 25, 2024) Iceland's data protection authority, Persónuvernd, issued a ISK1.5 million fine to Stjörnuna ehf, the operator of Iceland's Subway restauran... Read More
Lower Saxony DPA publishes guidance on retailers' birthdate requirements
(Mar 22, 2024) Germany's State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony claimed retailers that require consumers' birthdates for certain items is a violation consum... Read More
Glassdoor updates policy requiring name verification
(Mar 21, 2024) Employment website Glassdoor updated its policy to have users verify their names, raising privacy concerns from users who have used the website to make anony... Read More
European Parliament passes landmark AI Act
(Mar 13, 2024) The EU Artificial Intelligence Act was approved by European Parliament 13 March on a 523-46 vote. Despite the passage, the EU's ne... Read More