Blog – Real Cases
Google Loses Appeal for €50m Fine
It was revealed that Google had been unsuccessful in the appeal of the €50m General Data Protection Regulation fine which was sanctioned against by the French data protection authority in January 2019.
Finnish Data Regulator Strikes Again
The Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman had been notified about a company collecting job applicants’ personal data unnecessarily, resulting in a €12,500 fine.
London Pharmacy Fined £275,000
“London pharmacy fined after ‘careless’ storage of patient data.” The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London-based pharmacy £275,000 for failing to ensure the security of special category data.