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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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GDPR – Company Fined for Improper Data Collection

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The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) recently imposed a EUR 310,000 fine, representing 1% of its turnover, on FORIOU, a telemarketing company promoting loyalty programs. The fine stemmed from FORIOU’s use of...more

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CNIL Fines Health Website for Unlawful Data Processing

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The French Data Protection Authority imposed a €280,000 fine for GDPR infringements and a €100,000 fine for violation of French cookie rules. On 11 May 2023 the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) handed down its...more

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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Calculation of GDPR Fines and on Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement

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On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more

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Italian Supervisory Authority Imposes 20 Million EUR Fine on Controller Outside of Europe

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The Italian Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali (‘Italian SA’) published a decision of February 10, 2022 in which it imposes a 20 million EUR fine on a company outside of Europe for violation of the EU General Data...more

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Comply or Get Fined: 2020 GDPR Fines are the Highest on Record

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The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 2018. The law’s goal of protecting EU citizens’ personal information and privacy seems to be coming into fruition. In the past,...more

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H&M Fined EUR 35 Million for Violating Employee Privacy in Germany

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In early October, the Data Protection Authority in Hamburg, Germany announced that the clothing retailer H&M committed severe violations of its employees’ privacy. Because of these European General Data Protection Regulations...more

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French Data Protection Authority Hands Down First Sanction as Lead Authority

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The CNIL has imposed a €250,000 fine on an online retailer for GDPR infringements in cooperation with other EU supervisory authorities. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in France, Spartoo SAS (Spartoo) is one of the...more

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French State Council Upholds CNIL’s €50M Fine for GDPR Violations

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The Council decision contains useful considerations and clarifications on the “one-stop shop” mechanism, transparency obligations, and consent for targeted advertising. On 19 June 2020, France’s Highest Administrative...more

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Highest Administrative Court in France Upholds Google’s €50 Million Fine

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On January 21, 2019, the CNIL (the French data protection authority) issued a fine of €50 million to Google under the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) for its failure to (1) provide notice in an easily...more

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Cyber Security Trends: Tips from recent UK enforcement - Part 1

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What insights into cyber security norms can organisations glean from the UK ICO’s recent enforcement decisions, most of which have been released since the GDPR came into force? Final fines are still awaited on the UK’s...more

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EU Competition Review 2019

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McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more

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German Data Protection Authorities Adopt New GDPR Fine Model

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Data protection violations may result in German authorities imposing significantly increased fines. The Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities (DSK) ? the joint body of the German data protection authorities...more

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High GDPR Fines: German Data Protection Authority Joins the Club

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Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more

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Google Fine Signals GDPR Enforcement Priorities and Complexities

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The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, has fined Google $50 Million Euros for Google’s alleged failure to comply with the EU’s sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The enforcement action is significant for...more

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Google Fined $57M by French Data Protection Authority for Alleged Violations of GDPR

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France’s data protection authority (DPA) (CNIL) recently announced that it has fined Google $57 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first fine by a European DPA of an American...more

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Big in Europe? What Multinationals Need to Know about Competing on the Continent

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With its recent imposition of a record 4.3 billion EUR fine against Google for abuse of dominant position, the European Commission may have cemented its reputation for taking an aggressive enforcement stance against US tech...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Big tech (including Facebook, Google [theoretically], and Twitter) is heading back to the Hill (with @jack pulling double-duty, because that’s how he rolls). Here’s what to expect today based on their prepared testimony....more

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Red Notice Newsletter - July 2018

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Extends FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy to Misconduct in Mergers and Acquisitions - On July 25, 2018, in a speech to the Ninth Global Forum on Anti-Corruption Compliance in High Risk...more

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EU Commission Exposes Automotive Lighting Cartel

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On 21st June 2017 the European Commission announced that it had fined Automotive Lighting and Hella over €26 million for participating in an automotive lighting cartel, in breach of Article 101 of the Treaty for the...more

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