Category: Non-U.S.

The Icelandic DPA has fined a company running ice cream parlours for processing employee‘s personal data via video surveillance camera installed in an employee area.

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The Icelandic Data Protection Authority has issued an administrative fine in the amount of ISK 5.000.000 (34.000 euros) to an Icelandic company that runs five ice cream parlours. One of the company‘s underage employees lodged a complaint with the Icelandic DPA about an area, used by the employees‘ to change into their work uniform, being…

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More privacy news you may have missed

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The right to disconnect could become the norm in the European workplace: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/22/right-to-disconnect-could-become-the-norm-in-europe.html Privacy International says facial recognition can never be safely deployed in public places: https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/LFRT%20Consultation%20Response%20Final.pdf Italy- Data Protection Authority fined Municipality of Bolzano €84,000 for illegally monitoring of employees: https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9669974 Greece- Police say Biometric Smartwatch Data Contradicts Testimony in Homicide Investigation: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9697453/Greek-cops-probing-murder-Brit-mum-say-smartwatch-suggests-didnt-die-time-husband-says.html Philippines- President…

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Europe’s Data Law Is Broken, Departing Privacy Chief Warns

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Stephanie Bodoni reports: The European Union’s “GDPR” privacy law suffers from “massive flaws” and endless infighting, according to one of the bloc’s top regulators. The General Data Protection Regulation — put in motion with great fanfare three years ago — promised multibillion-euro fines for global companies and faster action to solve 21st century problems. But in reality,…

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