The President of the Personal Data Protection Office in Poland imposed a fine amounting to PLN 943,470 for failing to fulfil the company’s transparency obligations towards over six million data subjects under Article 14 of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation. This is the first fine imposed by the Polish DPA under the GDPR and Poland’s Act on Personal Data Protection of 10 May 2018 implementing the GDPR. The decision provides some limited insights into the interpretation of the term “disproportionate effort” within the meaning of Article 14(5)(b) of the GDPR.
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Privacy and Cybersecurity March 2019 Events
Join us in March as we explore key questions on the California Consumer Privacy Act, TCPA considerations for financial services, regulatory decisions on transparency and evolving industry approaches to the GDPR, artificial intelligence, as well as how Brexit will impact data protection and privacy professionals.
NTIA Seeks Comment on New, Outcome-Based Privacy Approach
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Comments (RFC) on a new consumer privacy approach that is designed to focus on outcomes instead of prescriptive mandates. The RFC presents an important opportunity for organizations to provide legal and policy input to the administration, and comments are due October 26.
FTC Releases Data Broker Report
Today, the Federal Trade Commission released Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability. The report is an in-depth look at issues posed by the collection and dissemination of consumer information by the data broker industry and its findings will likely be used by both sides in the debate over data broker legislation and guide future FTC regulatory and enforcement activities in this space.
China to Publish All Court Judgments, with Some Privacy Protections
China’s Supreme People’s Court on November 21, 2013 issued a new regulation “Provisions on the Online Issuance of Judgment Documents by People’s Courts,” effective since January 1, 2014, requiring that all court judgements in China be published online in a searchable public database specially set up for that purpose.
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner Joins International Review of Transparency and Mobile Apps
In May 2013, the Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data joined the Global Privacy Enforcement Network to conduct a privacy review to evaluate the transparency in the collection and use of personal data online, with a focus on Apps. This follows from the Privacy Commissioner’s issuance of an Information Leaflet in November 2012, which provides practical guidance aimed at App developers on how to comply with the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Cap. 486. There is clearly a rising concern among both the Privacy Commissioner and the public on the collection and use of personal data through the use of Apps by App providers, both in Hong Kong and worldwide.
California AG Sends Enforcement Letter to Developers of Popular Mobile Apps
On Tuesday, October 30, the California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced that her office has begun “formally notifying” mobile device application (“app”) operators that they are out of compliance with the notice provisions of the California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (“CalOPPA”). The letters are a reminder that app developers and their partners should review their app data privacy and security practices and ensure that any apps collecting PII comply with the CalOPPA requirements, as well as other applicable Federal and state laws.
NTIA to Focus on Mobile App Transparency in First Privacy Multistakeholder Meeting
NTIA has announced that it will hold the first meeting in its long-awaited privacy multistakeholder process on July 12, 2012, focusing on mobile application transparency issues.
FTC Releases Final Privacy Report
Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its long-awaited privacy report, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers,” which is intended to articulate “best practices” for companies that collect and use consumer data, and to assist Congress as it considers new privacy legislation.
Industrywide App Agreement Enhances Privacy Protections and Enforcement
A new agreement this week between mobile app platform operators and the California Attorney General effectively creates enforceable, nationwide mobile app privacy standards that companies will need to follow going forward.