Europe data privacy decisions round-up August 2021
The High Court of England and Wales held that controllers and processors outside of the EU that nominate a representative…
Data Protection Enforcement & Fines
Analysis of significant privacy, data protection and electronic marketing enforcement. We explain what regulators found, why organisations were fined or reprimanded, and the practical controls that could have reduced the risk. Use the largest GDPR fines tracker for the wider picture, read how GDPR penalties are calculated, or explore the latest case analyses below.
Most ironic PECR fine yet as firm selling nuisance call blocker fined under TPS rules
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), in the United Kingdom, has fined Yes Consumer Solutions Limited (YCSL) £170,000 for making 188,493…
ICO fines protein e-commerce company Muscle Foods Limited for sending millions of marketing messages without valid consent
The ICO’s investigation found that Muscle Food’s had contravened Regulation 22 of PECR.
ICO fines “Digital Growth Experts Ltd” £60,000 for sending thousands of nuisance marketing texts during coronavirus pandemic
During their investigation the ICO found that Digital Growth Experts Ltd had breached regulations 22 and 23 of PECR.
Security firm fined under GDPR after employee used WhatsApp to transfer personal information
On the 10th July 2020, the AEPD – Spain’s data protection authority initiated a sanctioning procedure to fine the Barcelona…
Hotel group fined approx 148,000 euros for failing to delete over 500,000 customer profiles
If you have old contacts sitting around in your CRM or email marketing software, now is the time to delete…
Spanish Data Authority (AEPD) fines e-commerce website €3,000 for unlawful cookie practices
On 6 August 2020, the AEPD (Spain’s data authority) decided to fine Grow Beats SL, an e-commerce company that targets…
ICO Fine Cathay Pacific £500,000 for failing to protect customers’ data
On the 4th March 2020 the ICO reported that they will fine Hong-Kong based airline Cathay Pacific £500,000 for failing…