Enforcement

14th May 2020 Data controllers in both the private and public sector issue and receive large volumes of email correspondence on a daily basis. While email is a valued and effective communication tool, it can be the source of a number of common data protection breaches. Typically, most data breaches…

Enforcement Highlights CRTC issues $115,000 in penalties to stop the spread of malicious software Recently, CRTC staff took enforcement action against Orcus Technologies and its partners John Paul Revezs and Vincent Leo Griebel, who developed, marketed and sold the Orcus RAT. Following this investigation, the Chief Compliance & Enforcement Officer…

On April 28, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a €50,000 fine on a company for non-compliance with the requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) related to the appointment of a data protection officer (“DPO”). Following the notification of a…

The Brazilian government has fined Facebook following an investigation around the misuse of personal data belonging to nearly half a million users in political campaigns. The 6,6 million reais ($1.6 million) fine was issued by the country’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security and relates to the data misuse scandal…

For those who may have missed the public letter to Minister Bains from our Federal Privacy Commissioner, regarding Canada’s lack of action in the area of privacy laws. Daniel Therrien is not mincing words.   November 23, 2018 The Hon. Navdeep Singh Bains, P.C. Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic…

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…