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While regulations shift and threats evolve, the gap between legal obligation and practical action grows wider every day. The FIRST PRIVACY experts break down demanding topics – with sharp analysis, actionable guidance, and a clear view of what actually matters for your organisation.
LinkedIn Ireland has been fined 310 million euros by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for breaching several key provisions of the GDPR. The DPC issued this fine following a two-year investigation, which began in 2021. In particular, the investigation focused on LinkedIn's processing of per [...]
Online proctoring refers to the use of digital tools and technologies to remotely monitor students during online exams. This technology typically involves video and audio recording capabilities such as screen and web traffic recording, room recording, p [...]
Does anyone remember 12 September 2019? The GDPR was still new, but the initial excitement had died down and the first practical experiences with the new law had crystallised. Much was unclear, but some things were slowly becoming clearer. On 12 September, [...]
The ICO has recently issued an instrument to support organisations in verifying data protection compliance. The online audit toolkits can be used to conduct both consensual and compulsory audits. The toolkits are designed for organization personnel ha [...]
In today’s interconnected world, businesses increasingly depend on email marketing to effectively expand and engage their international customer base. However, when sending unsolicited emails internationally, balancing data protection obligations and [...]
According to Art. 40 GDPR, associations and other bodies representing categories of controllers or processors are encouraged to prepare codes of conduct, or amend or extend such codes, for the purpose of contributing to the proper application of the GDPR [...]
AI is transforming the world at an unprecedented speed, and yet, a growing regulatory storm seems ready to slow it down. Recently, LinkedIn was forced to halt its AI-powered data processing in the UK after concerns raised by the ICO (Information Commissioner’s [...]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently issued a landmark decision (C-21/23 “Lindenapotheke”) that expands the interpretation of what constitutes health data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This ruling has signi [...]
