Zuwyco Misused a Public Telecommunications Service

The UK Data Protection Authority (ICO) imposed a fine of £160,000 on Zuwyco Limited for making more than 90,000 unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes to subscribers who had been listed on the “no call” register for not less than 28 days, contrary to regulation 21(1)(b) of PECR. Following complaints, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) […]

Royal Mail Data Breach

A data breach at Royal Mail has resulted in consumer information being shared with other users. The Royal Mail suffered a data breach in its “Click & Drop” service, allowing users utilizing the platform unlawful access to other clients’ and companies’ parcel data. Click & Drop was temporarily disabled, but Royal Mail has restored it. […]

AEPD Fines Caixa Bank for Violation of the GDPR

NEW Digital Services Act

The Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU’s primary reform of long-standing e-commerce regulations, has now been published in the EU’s Official Journal. Read about it here! Legal content you can understand with iubenda 👇     👉 You can access the final text of the DSA here. The Digital Services Act was officially published in […]

CNIL Fined Clearview AI €20 million

Following complaints from NGOs, the French data protection authority (CNIL) fined Clearview AI €20 million in accordance with EU privacy rules and directed it to stop collecting data in France and delete any data that had already been obtained. What is Clearview AI The facial recognition system used by Clearview AI harvests images from online […]

Shein owner fined $1.9 Million

Shein’s owner was fined $1.9M for not informing 39 million users of a data breach.Shein is in the headlines due to a 2018 data breach as the fast fashion e-commerce platform continues to dominate marketplaces throughout the world. According to a notice from the attorney general (AG) of the state of New York, Zoetop, the company […]