Michael Hill reports: European data regulators issued a record €2.92 billion in fines last year, a 168% increase from 2021. That’s according to the latest GDPR and Data Breach survey from international law firm DLA Piper, which covers all 27 Member States of the European Union, plus the UK, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. This year’s biggest fine…
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Court of Justice of the EU Decides that GDPR Right of Access Allows Data Subjects to Request the Identity of Each Data Recipient
Kristof Van Quathem, and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington and Burling write: On January 12, 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU (“Court”) decided that the GDPR’s right of access gives a data subject the choice between asking a controller for (i) the identity of each data recipient to whom the controller will or has…
Fairfax County Public Schools Trains Staff to Thwart FERPA Requests: Don’t Put it in Writing
Special Education Action raises serious concerns about Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia. Ironically, FCPS has also appeared on DataBreaches.net over its data security concerns. So what’s the situation? The district allegedly tries to avoid creating records that would be subject to FERPA requests, but also fails to properly secure the records and data it…
Law That Made Social Media Possible Faces Supreme Court Test
Greg Stohr reports: A set of US Supreme Court cases could transform the legal landscape for social media companies by the end of the court’s term in late June, with potentially wide-reaching implications for political discourse and the 2024 elections. The justices have already agreed to decide whether social media companies can be held liable for…