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  • Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act
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    Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act

    Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act: Senate Bill (SB) 1182 for a Personal Data Privacy Act was introduced to the Michigan Senate on 27 September 2022.…


  • GDPR compliance certificate
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    GDPR compliance certificate

    Luxembourg is the first country to implement a GDPR compliance certificate.  Luxembourg’s National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) is developing certification criteria for EU General Data…

  • The EU Data Governance Act
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    The EU Data Governance Act

    The EU Data Governance Act (DGA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 3 June. In this short read, we’ve summarized…

  • Fine for Italian Ministry of Defense
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    Fine for Italian Ministry of Defense

    Due to the transmission of two emails containing personal data to unauthorized third parties, the Italian DPA fined the Ministry of Defense € 10,000.  The…

  • Meta – Potential large fine for breaching children’s data on Instagram
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    Meta – Potential large fine for breaching children’s data on Instagram

    Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, faces a possibly hefty fine for infringing on children’s privacy on its Instagram service months after setting aside…

  • Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework Report 🇪🇺🇺🇸
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    Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework Report 🇪🇺🇺🇸

    📢 Important Update: EU-US Data Privacy Framework Agreement Reached! 🌍🤝 In light of this significant development, we have updated our coverage to reflect the latest…

  • Investigation against Twitter for targeted advertising
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    Investigation against Twitter for targeted advertising

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter, Inc. for falsely exploiting account security data for targeted advertising.   Twitter required users to provide their phone numbers…

  • Lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg
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    Lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg

    The District of Columbia attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, aiming to hold the Facebook co-founder personally liable for allowing the political consultancy Cambridge…

  • Mastercard – smile or wave to pay
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    Mastercard – smile or wave to pay

    In an attempt to get a share of the $18 billion (£14.4 billion) biometrics industry, Mastercard is launching a controversial initiative that will allow consumers…

  • Online database for face recognition penalized
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    Online database for face recognition penalized

    Clearview AI Inc was fined £7,552,800 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for collecting photographs of individuals from the web and social media to construct…

  • Google sued for using NHS data without consent
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    Google sued for using NHS data without consent

    Google is being sued in the United Kingdom for its usage of 1.6 million people’s sensitive medical information. Google sued in the High Court for…

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