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European commission’s use of Microsoft 365 infringes data protection law for EU institutions and bodies

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has found that the EU Commission has breached several provisions of EU data protection law applicable to EU institutions, bodies, offices and...

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New draft US federal privacy bill unveiled

Since the dawn of the internet age, tech companies have developed increasingly sophisticated methods to collect and use large amounts of personal data – without extensive regulation at the state level...

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EUR 10MN fine for infringment of privacy regulations

Following complaints lodged by 170 French Uber drivers with the French human rights organization Ligue des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen (LDH), the LDH lodged a class action complaint with the French Data Protection Authority...

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Awaiting the impact of EU the Digital Services Art

It is now less than three months before the Digital Services Act (DSA) becomes effective on February 17, 2024, which was originally introduced to keep tech giants like Meta and Google...

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University fined due to lack of appropriate TOMs

The technical aspect of data protection is often overlooked by Data Controllers who are most likely to focus on the legal aspects of the issue and fail...

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The end of third party cookies?

Google recently announced and started abolishing third party cookies on 04.01.2024 signifying a massive change in monitoring users’ surfing behavior. More specifically, third party cookies,...

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The recurring risk of cyber attacks

In the beginning of November 2023, a company managing real estate assets of the Greek state, was attacked by hackers and consequently suffered a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) affecting the normal course of its operations...

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CJEU on Art. 15 GDPR right of access by the data subject

More and more clients of ours ask us what is the right way to approach and subsequently respond a data subject’s Art. 15 GDPR access request (DSAR). Recently, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) shed some light on that matter...

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New EU Digital Services Act (“DSA”) effective early 2024: keep an eye on Art. 13 DSA

The DSA has a very broad scope of application: it regulates the obligations of digital service providers that act as intermediaries in their role of connecting consumers with goods, services, and content. This includes online marketplaces...

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