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GDPR turns three: The biggest fines so far
By Bobby Hellard published
News More than 600 fines have been issued under the EU's data protection regulation since it came into force in 2018

Germany bans Facebook from using WhatsApp data over GDPR concerns
By Bobby Hellard published
News Hamburg's data protection commissioner issues three-month ban days before the app's new privacy policy rolls out

UK devising EU-alternative mechanism for global data sharing
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The mechanism will replace the soon-to-be invalid EU standard contractual clauses

EU proposes strict regulations to curb AI misuse
By Sabina Weston published
News The draft regulations call for the use of systems that allow ‘social scoring' by governments to be banned

Facebook faces 'mass action' lawsuit over data breach
By Zach Marzouk published
News Digital Rights Ireland is urging European Facebook users who have been affected to sign up

Irish data watchdog to investigate Facebook data leak
By Sabina Weston published
News The regulator believes that Facebook may have infringed ‘one or more’ GDPR provisions following apparent leak of 533 million user records

ePrivacy Regulation: What is it and how does it affect me?
By Sandra Vogel last updated
In-depth We look at the new rules designed to maintain user privacy in the digital age

What is the Data Protection Act 1998?
By Dale Walker last updated
In-depth Although data protection regulations have been updated, businesses may still find themselves sanctioned under the Data Protection Act 1998
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