SypherPrivacyTalks - July 2024 - Week 30
by Sypher | Published in News - July 22, 2024
Welcome to #SypherPrivacyTalks — Your news and article roundup. Bringing you the top privacy & compliance stories of the week.
Netherlands: Kruidvat fined 600,000 euros for online privacy violation
💶 Drugstore chain Kruidvat has been fined 600,000 euros by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) for GDPR breaches.
The fine was imposed because the company used tracking cookies to follow visitors to Kruidvat.nl without their knowledge or permission.
The company also collected and used sensitive personal data, including data relating to healthcare purchases, from millions of visitors to the site, in breach of the rules… read more
More information also on the AP website (article in Dutch).
The right to compensation under the GDPR: Key takeaways from recent CJEU case laws
⚖️ In 2023 and 2024, the CJEU clarified when data subjects are entitled to compensation under Article 82 of the GDPR through several preliminary references.
This article analyses six decisions that are likely to be of interest to data controllers concerned about litigation from data subjects seeking compensation for a breach of the GDPR, particularly where the data controller claims that it is not responsible for the breach and where the claimant has suffered non-material damage … read more
Analysis: GDPR procedural regulation enters critical phase
🕵️♂️ The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have published their amendments to the Commission's draft GDPR Procedural Regulation.
NOYB provides an analysis of the two versions and a first overview (video and presentation slides available)... learn more.
Original proposal and amendments:
- European Commission text
- Amendments of the European Parliament
- Amendments of the Council of the European Union
EU AI Act becomes law on 1 August: what are the compliance deadlines for businesses?
osborneclarke.com • 3 min read
🤖 This article covers the phased compliance schedule for the AI Act, published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12 July 2024.
Businesses should begin preparations now to ensure timely compliance with the various AI categories defined in the Act. The staggered deadlines, effective from 1 August 2024, will be phased in over the next three years… read more
NOYB's Consent Banner Report: How authorities actually decide
🍪 NOYB has published a recent report on consent banners, comparing the findings of the European Cookie Banner Taskforce from a previous report with the positions taken by national data protection authorities in guidance documents and actual decisions. A helpful resource for companies implementing cookie consent banners.
The Cookie Banner Taskforce was set up by the European Data Protection Board and published a report in January 2023 with recommendations on the different types of infringements found in consent banners… read more
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