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GDPR-ready organizations see lowest incidence of data breaches
2019-01-25 07:10

Organizations worldwide that invested in maturing their data privacy practices are now realizing tangible business benefits from these investments, according to Cisco’s 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark...

Google in €50m GDPR fine appeal bombshell
2019-01-24 15:35

Didn't see that coming Google is to appeal the €50m fine handed down to it by the French data protection agency earlier this week.…

Cisco Studies Global Impact of GDPR
2019-01-24 14:48

Cisco is out with findings from its 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, which shows the impact of GDPR compliance as well as how customers are asking more questions about how their data is secured....

Google faces another GDPR probe – this time in the land of meatballs and flat-pack furniture
2019-01-23 20:01

Gimme, gimme, gimme your data after midnight... Swedish watchdogs cry, Mamma Mia! over location slurping Google's slurping of people's location data and web browsing histories is being probed by...

Life Under GDPR: Data Breach Cost Unknown
2019-01-23 15:48

GDPR has been in effect since May 2018, but organizations are still waiting to see what impact it will have on the costs organizations might face from breach cleanup, investigations, sanctions and...

Life Under GDPR: Sizing Up the Long-Term Costs
2019-01-22 19:33

GDPR has been in effect since May 2018, but organizations are still waiting to see what impact it will have on the costs organizations might face from breach cleanup, investigations, sanctions and...

Google Fined $57M in Largest GDPR Slap Yet
2019-01-22 17:05

The French Data Protection Authority (DPA) found a lack of transparency when it comes to how Google harvests and uses personal data for ad-targeting purposes.

GDPR Complaints Filed Against Eight International Streaming Companies
2019-01-22 16:20

European NGO noyb ('none of your business') filed ten GDPR-related complaints against eight international streaming services on January 18, 2019. The complaints allege that the concerned streaming...

France Hits Google with $57 Million GDPR Fine
2019-01-22 09:33

Record Privacy Fine Sends Strong Signal to Data-Processing Technology CompaniesFrance has hit Google with a 50 million euro ($57 million) fine for violating the EU's General Data Protection...

Industry reactions to Google’s €50 million GDPR violation fine
2019-01-22 07:30

On 21 January 2019, the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) imposed a financial penalty of €50 million against Google, in accordance with the GDPR. This is the first time that the...