The DPC is pleased to announce the conclusion of the proceedings it brought before the Irish High Court on 8 August 2024. The matter was back before the Court this morning and the proceedings have been struck-out on the basis of X’s agreement to continue to adhere to the terms of the undertaking (DPC Statement issued 08 Aug 24) on a permanent basis. The application was made in urgent circumstances where the DPC had significant concerns that the processing of…
Read moreLATVIAN SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: How are student and graduate data processed?
This year Kārlis Datiņš starts his law studies at University “X”. Since Kārlis wants to know everything about the processing of his personal data when he starts his studies, he conducts research on the processing of personal data of students and graduates to find out what data and how the University processes about him and other students. At the beginning of his studies, the University has drawn up for Karl, as for every student, a personal file that contains the…
Read moreDUTCH SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: fine on Clearview because of illegal data collection for facial recognition
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) imposes a fine of 30.5 million euro and orders subject to a penalty for non-compliance up to more than 5 million euro on Clearview AI. Clearview is an American company that offers facial recognition services. Among other things, Clearview has built an illegal database with billions of photos of faces, including of Dutch people. The Dutch DPA warns that using the services of Clearview is also prohibited. Clearview is a commercial business that…
Read moreLATVIAN SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: Contract performance as a legal basis for personal data processing
As we know, one of the legal bases for the processing of personal data is the performance of a contract. However, in order to be able to correctly apply this basis, it is important to understand in which cases data processing is really necessary for this purpose. Personal data may be processed if it is necessary: The inspection has observed that organizations tend to apply this legal basis also to such processing, which, although related to the concluded contract, nevertheless…
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