- During the EURACTIV-GIGAEurope Digital Debate, the European Commission’s Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager outlined the European Union’s agenda to increase trust in digital technologies, saying it “puts people first,” Euractiv reports.
- In a blog post, U.K. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham discussed efforts to improve mobile phone data extraction practices, saying “a strategic, coordinated approach is needed.”
- The European Data Protection Board published a leaflet highlighting how the one-stop shop mechanism under the EU General Data Protection Regulation protects citizens' personal data.
- The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, fined an orthodontic practice 12,000 euros following patient registrations on an unsecured website.
- The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office fined Brazier Consulting Services 200,000 pounds for making over 11 million nuisance calls.
- Norway’s DPA, Datatilsynet, fined a company NOK 150,000 for accessing a former employee’s e-mail after their termination.
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