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24.11.2021

Personal Data leak at domain operator GoDaddy

On 17 November, the US-based company discovered unauthorised access to its Managed WordPress hosting environment. An unauthorised third party used a compromised password and gained access to the system used…

24.11.2021

Malta and Moldova develop cooperation on personal data protection

The National Center for Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Moldova and the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner have signed an agreement. The supervisory authorities of…

24.11.2021

Penalty for using the e-mail address of a former employee

The Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali – GPDP) has imposed a fine of €10,000 on Solera Italia S.R.L. for breach of Article 5 of…

24.11.2021

Privacy guidelines for Israeli students and schoolchildren

The Israel Law, Information and Technology Authority has published a guide on student privacy in educational institutions. It aims to define the challenges and threats to student privacy in schools…

19.11.2021

Artificial intelligence in EU regulations

The European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation has published information on the regulation of artificial intelligence. The proposed legal framework focuses on the specific use of AI and the…

19.11.2021

€ 15,000 fine for a personal data breach

The case concerned a customer of the Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica de España, S.A.U. After receiving advertisements without his consent, the customer tried several times, unsuccessfully, to opt out of…

18.11.2021

Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns of DDoS attacks

The BSI is expecting strong attacks on online retailer platforms in connection with the Black Friday and Cyber Monday marketing campaigns and over the Christmas period. The authority advises online…

18.11.2021

Datatilsynet does not consider consent to be an adequate legal basis for the use of covid passports

The Norwegian supervisory authority states that the EU COVID Certificate is a proportionate measure, as it allows for relief from the burden on the state when the alternative would be…

18.11.2021

Supervisory authorities will investigate the practices of the Vinted platform

Following numerous complaints received about a clothing sales service operated by the Lithuanian company Vinted UAB, the supervisory authorities of France, Lithuania and Poland have engaged in an investigation into…

18.11.2021

CISA releases manuals on cyber security incidents and vulnerabilities

The Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published cyber security incident and vulnerability response manuals. They provide guidance on incident detection and analysis, mitigation and elimination, recovery and post…

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