Data protection & ICT

France Fines Clearview AI Maximum Possible For GDPR Breaches And a New ECOVIS Monthly GDPR Fines Review Initiative

France’s CNIL became the fourth data protection authority (DPA) this year to fine U.S.-based Clearview...

Possible Changes to the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data announced

On 18 October 2022, a draft amendment to the Law on Legal Protection of Personal...

How To Prevent a Potential Data Breach?

ECOVIS ProventusLaw keeps you up-to-date with recent news and legislative changes relevant to the business....

Protection of Whistleblowers in Lithuania: Most Common Mistakes in Practice and What Should be Remembered

The Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers, which establishes the mechanism for protection of the...

E-Signature platforms and GDPR: the often-overlooked issue of data protection compliance

As more and more people have been utilizing electronic tools for their daily work, signing...

Italian DPA fines healthcare facility and their service provider due to whistle-blowing app violations

In April 2022, the Italian data protection authority (hereinafter – Italian DPA) fined a healthcare...

French data protection authority released FAQ on the use of Google Analytics

On 7 June 2022, French data protection authority (CNIL) released answers to frequently asked questions...

Twitter to pay $150m fine for using private user data to serve ads

Less than two years after being fined for breaking GDPR data privacy rules, Federal Trade...

Blockchain and the GDPR: How GDPR compliant Blockchain can create trustworthiness

There is an opinion that blockchain technology and GDPR are fundamentally incompatible because of decentralized...

The Danish DPA fines Danske Bank for GDPR violations

Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark, is facing a fine of 10 million Danish...

Lithuanian Data Protection Authority’s 2022 planned inspections will focus on the activities of data protection officers and cookies

The Lithuanian Data Protection authority (VDAI) published information on scheduled inspections and monitoring planned for...

French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) released an English version of the Guide for the role of data protection officer.

On the 15th of March, French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) released an English translation of...