Data protection & ICT

International Data Transfer to Third Countries

On 18 June 2021, the European Data protection board (EDPB) adopted Recommendations 01/2020 on measures...

Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the powers of the national data protection supervisory authorities in other EU states

On 15 June 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) adopted a...

A fine was imposed on the sports club for violations in the processing of fingerprints of their clients and employees

On 21 June 2021, the State Data Protection Inspectorate (SDPI) imposed a fine of 20...

Appointing a data protection officer is not enough. Not involving DPO into processes may lead into fine

Recently, the Luxembourg data protection authority (National Commission for Data Protection) imposed 18 000 EUR...

European Commission’s proposal of eIDAS Regulation amendments has been published. What is relevant for the protection of personal data?

On June 3 2021, the European Commission published proposals for amendments to the Regulation on...

The European Commission adopted Standard Contractual Clauses for safe exchanges of personal data

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses: Standard...

The EDPB adopted recommendations on the legal basis for the storage of credit card data

During its plenary session in May, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted the...

Online travel booking platform received a fine of EUR 475,000 for GDPR violations. Lessons to Learn.

Netherland’s data protection authority has imposed a fine of 475 000 EUR on Booking.com for a...

The Spanish bank has been fined for breaches of the GDPR

The Spanish Data Protection Authority (hereinafter – the Authority) imposed a total fine of EUR...

How to act in case of a data breach?

Not long ago, a breach that compromised the data of a few million people would...

How to deal with a cyber attack and protect customers?

Lithuanian company CityBee has reported the theft of its customer data, which has resulted in...

Personal data protection issues after the end of the BREXIT transition period

On 15-16 December 2020, the European Data Protection Board (hereinafter – EDPB) issued a statement...