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Another new direction: UK reintroduces the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, but what's changed?

On 8 March 2023, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ("DSIT") introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (the "Bill"), extinguishing the previous Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the "Previous Bill"). The Bill is ...Mehr lesen

The cost of non-compliance with the GDPR – the Data Protection Commission issues a record fine of €1.2 billion against Meta Ireland

On 22 May 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of its inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta). This inquiry concerned the manner in which Meta transferred personal data out of the EU to the US. The DCP found that Meta ...Mehr lesen

Bulgarian DPA Introduce Deep Audits as a Standard Practice in Cases of Data Breaches

Bulgarian DPA is currently applying on a regular basis a new procedure in cases of data breach notifications which includes complex questionnaires covering all the data processing activities of the data controller and extensive requests for provision of documents and ...Mehr lesen

Curricula vitae vs Transparency equals? Do political appointments fall under data privacy?

The type of information we need to know
Publication of the CVs of persons holding public office serves the principle of transparency ...Mehr lesen

Data Subject Requests Under Turkish Data Protection Law

The Law on Protection of Personal Data w. no. 6698 (“DPL”) contains data subject rights that are similar to those that can be found in the General Data Protection Regulation. While certain rights are common, the exercise of the right under the DPL is subject to certain ...Mehr lesen