All GDPR Violation articles
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FeatureProfiling and Marketing: Why the ICO’s Latest Fine Against Easylife Matters
The Easylife fine shows how some companies may be engaged in profiling without realising. The decision reminds us of the dangers of carelessly processing health data and demonstrates the important interaction between the GDPR and direct marketing laws.
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ArticleGerman court slashes ‘unreasonably high’ GDPR fine by 90%
A €9.55m fine for a telecommunications service provider for breaching GDPR has been reduced to just €900,000 by a German appeals court.
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ArticleDanish hotel group fined for failing to delete customers’ details
The Arp-Hansen Hotel Group in Denmark has been fined 1.1m Danish crowns (US$170,000, €148,000) and referred to the police by the country’s data protection authority (Datatilsynet) for storing information on clients longer than necessary.
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VideoThe Most Common GDPR Violations
In the two years since GDPR came into force, we have seen several high profile fines from data protection authorities across Europe.
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ArticleCroatian DPA issues credit institution 20m GDPR fine
The Croatian data protection authority (AZOP) has imposed a fine of EUR 20m for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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NewsPharmacy fined £275K for GDPR violation
A London pharmacy has incurred the UK’s first ever data protection fine of £275,000 for breaching the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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ArticlePwC fined €150,000 by Hellenic Data Protection Authority
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (DPA) is requiring PwC to implement corrective measures within three months.
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ArticleHMRC handed an enforcement notice following GDPR violation
Following an investigation HM Revenue and Customers (HMRC) has been hit with an enforcement notice after contravening the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).