Privacy Transformation - Issue 116

PRIVACY

Amazon given record $888 million EU fine for Data Privacy Breach

Amazon given record $888 million EU fine for Data Privacy Breach

Amazon.com Inc. faces the biggest ever European Union privacy fine after its lead privacy watchdog hit it with a 746 million-euro penalty for violating the bloc’s tough data protection rules.

RELATED: With Amazon fine, Luxembourg emerges as Europe’s unlikely privacy champion

EU tells Irish data protection commissioner to make a decision on WhatsApp inquiry

EU tells Irish data protection commissioner to make a decision on WhatsApp inquiry

The EU’s privacy watchdog has ordered Ireland’s data protection commissioner to make a final decision on a long-running WhatsApp inquiry.

Can the new standard contractual clauses work for small business?

Can the new standard contractual clauses work for small business?

The burdens imposed on companies, particularly small businesses that wish to use the SCCs are significant.

Privacy concerns set to grow with the digitisation of education

Privacy concerns set to grow with the digitisation of education

The digitisation of education accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic looks set to continue as students return to school, but the safeguarding concerns it has raised also remain.

SECURITY & TECH

Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics

Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics

How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it’s about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account.

ICO: Reflecting on the first year of the ‘Explaining decisions made with AI’ guidance

The UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.

Opinion: The Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Buried in the US Infrastructure Bill is a Disaster for Digital Privacy

Opinion: The Cryptocurrency Surveillance Provision Buried in the US Infrastructure Bill is a Disaster for Digital Privacy

The forthcoming Senate draft of Biden's infrastructure bill—a 2,000+ page bill designed to update the United States’ roads, highways, and digital infrastructure—contains a poorly crafted provision that could create new surveillance requirements for many within the blockchain ecosystem.

UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report

UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report

The NCSC's weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.

ENFORCEMENT

Amazon faces record EU fine over GDPR 'breach'

Amazon faces record EU fine over GDPR 'breach'

Luxembourg's data protection authority accused the online retailer of processing personal data in violation of the rules

Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m

Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m

The video conferencing firm denies wrongdoing, but has agreed to boost security measures.

RELATED: Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google

French privacy regulator fines Monsanto for privacy breach

French privacy regulator fines Monsanto for privacy breach

Firm fined for for acquiring data on journalists, activists.

Nuisance call blocker company fined £170,000 for making almost 200,000 illegal marketing calls

Nuisance call blocker company fined £170,000 for making almost 200,000 illegal marketing calls

The UK ICO has fined Yes Consumer Solutions Limited £170,000 for making 188,493 unsolicited direct marketing calls to customers.

More on the latest GDPR enforcement news can be found on:

enforcementtracker.com

GUIDANCE & OPINIONS

ICO: New guidance on Direct Marketing and the Public Sector

ICO: New guidance on Direct Marketing and the Public Sector

The guidance is aimed at those responsible for data protection within public sector organisations.

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