ICO says “the £1.25milllion fine we’ve issued…will send a message to other organisations that looking after their customers’ personal details safely should be at the top of their agenda”….
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EDPB: “acutely aware of the impact of the Schrems II ruling on thousands of EU businesses and the important responsibility it places on data exporters” as European Commission also publishes new draft Decision on SCCs…
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Government also plans to appoint new statutory regulator to work alongside ASA….
Read More… from DCMS consults on total ban of online advertising for “junk” food
“with e-commerce booming, and Amazon being the leading e-commerce platform, fair and undistorted access to consumers online is important for all sellers”…
Court in Orange Romania case emphasised that data subject’s consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous….
Read More… from CJEU: consent, pre-ticked boxes and misleading customers about the effect of refusal
Formal guidance may mitigate potential harms from advertising of in-game purchases….
Eventual fine much reduced after initial intention to fine £99m….
Read More… from Marriott fined £18.4m by ICO for breach involving 339m customer records
Chris Kemp, associate at Kemp IT Law, explores the Institute for the Future of Work’s proposals for an Accountability for Algorithms Act….
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David Chaplin, Editor of Computers & Law, appeals for your predictions, reflections and aspirations to help make the December issue of the magazine something to look forward to….
Read More… from October issue of Computers & Law + a call for predictions & more
Report reveals concerns about transparency, invisible processing, using credit reference data for direct marketing purposes and the appropriate lawful bases for processing….