European data protection authorities issue record €2.92B in GDPR fines
DLA Piper’s GDPR and Data Breach survey shows a 168 per cent increase in fines in the last 12 months.
DLA Piper’s GDPR and Data Breach survey shows a 168 per cent increase in fines in the last 12 months.
Data protection authorities are investigating whether the EU complies with the bloc's strict data privacy rules in their software deals with Microsoft.
Huawei's launch of a new "cyber security transparency centre" in Brussels was meaningful, but more meaningful still were continual mentions of GDPR.
The low number of fines relative to the volume of reported breaches might be due to over-extended regulators, according to DLA Piper findings.
Google has become the first of the Silicon Valley technology giants to be landed with a fine under the General Data Protection Regulation.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to praise new GDPR privacy rules and voice support for strong laws in Europe and the US.
Regulators are set to exercise their new powers by handing out fines and even temporary bans on companies that breach a new EU privacy law.
New European privacy regulations went into effect on 25 May that will force companies to be more attentive to how they handle customer data.
GDPR will be the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws since the birth of the web. But many of the regulators who will police it say they aren't ready yet.