Enforcement

The early fines to American tech firms will reveal another level of guidance from the Data Protection Authorities. First you should read the LAW. Then seek clarity from the official guidance documents. Then finally, look to the details of the violations. WHAT they fine for is critical information for operations…

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has filed a Notice of Application in the Federal Court seeking a declaration that Facebook has contravened Canada’s federal private sector privacy law. The application follows a joint investigation last year by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Office of the Information…

You read that right: GDPR enforcement is on fire! While fines are not always particularly high, our analysis shows that, in terms of volume, data protection authorities (DPAs) are rapidly increasing their GDPR enforcement activities. Some interesting trends are also emerging: DPAs have levied 190 fines and penalties to date. With…