Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On March 18, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published new data protection fining guidance on how the ICO determines penalties and calculates fines. The guidance was subject to a consultation process in 2023, and covers a variety of topics and considerations relevant to penalties and fines, including: The ICO’s approach to…
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EU Court Upholds Authority of Data Protection Agencies
Seen at Iberian Lawyer: The national authority for the protection of personal data has sufficient authority to order data deletion even if the data subject has not requested it. A ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union based in Luxembourg clarifies that the European Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data empowers…
FTC Warns Children’s App Maker BabyBus About Potential COPPA Violations
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to a China-based developer of mobile applications directed to children, warning that the company may be in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. In the letter, the FTC notes that it appears the child-directed applications marketed by the company, BabyBus, appear to collect…
Settled case summary #2014-002: Apple takes positive action and revises Privacy Policy during investigation of complaint
Posted by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada yesterday, this October outcome: Complaint The complainant alleged that an upgrade to Apple’s operating system(OS) for desktops forced the use of “cloud” servers to be able to synchronize contacts, calendars, email account settings and Safari bookmarks between Apple mobile devices and computers. She claimed that…