Privacy Transformation - Issue 79

PRIVACY

Irish businesses left in limbo after Schrems II data transfer ruling

Irish businesses left in limbo after Schrems II data transfer ruling

More than two-thirds of Irish businesses want the Government to act to provide an interim solution that will allow companies to continue international data transfers following the recent ruling that invalidated the Privacy Shield agreement.

Ministers have ‘difficulty’ understanding importance of data protection

Ministers have ‘difficulty’ understanding importance of data protection

Senior Ministers have difficulty understanding the importance of data protection issues and are not keeping a sufficient watch on the industry, the Seanad has been warned.

European Commission publishes proposed replacement SCCs

European Commission publishes proposed replacement SCCs

The European Commission published a draft implementing decision on new standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries.

SECURITY & TECH

Privacy activist Schrems claims Apple tracks iPhone users without consent

Apple is breaking EU law by enabling iPhone users to be tracked without their consent, according to privacy activist Max Schrems in a complaint to German and Spanish regulators.

See NOYB complaint here.

DATA BREACH

799 data breaches notified by Government departments in 2019

799 data breaches notified by Government departments in 2019

The Department of Social Protection was responsible for nearly half the data protection breaches notified by Government departments across the whole of last year.

Maltese voter data leaked online. noyb files complaint.

Maltese voter data leaked online. noyb files complaint.

NOYB has filed a complaint against C-Planet IT Solutions, the company responsible for leaking 337,384 Maltese voter’s data - including their political preference.

ENFORCEMENT

German Court Slashes a GDPR Privacy Fine by 90%

German Court Slashes a GDPR Privacy Fine by 90%

A German appeals court has slashed by 90% a General Data Protection Regulation fine levied by the nation's federal privacy watchdog against 1&1 Telecom over call center data protection shortcomings.

WhatsApp Ireland sets aside €77.5m for possible data compliance fines

WhatsApp Ireland sets aside €77.5m for possible data compliance fines

The Irish arm of messaging platform WhatsApp recorded an €11.2 million loss last year after setting aside €77.5 million to cover possible fees linked to an investigation undertaken by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner.

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

enforcementtracker.com

GUIDANCE

EDPS: Preliminary opinion on the ECs Communication on "A European strategy for data"

EDPS preliminary opinion on the European Commission's Communication on "A European strategy for data" and the creation of a common space in the area of health, namely the European Health Data Space ('EHDS').

RESOURCES

VIDEO: ICO - Processing Criminal Offence Data

VIDEO: ICO - Processing Criminal Offence Data

Webinar recording by the ICO on the processing of criminal offence data under Article 10, GDPR.