Subject Access Request and unsolicited marketing result in the highest fines imposed under GDPR in Malta in 2020 to date.
14th October 2020 Just as the Deputy Information Data Commissioner, Ian Deguara, had announced during our GDPR – 2 years on Conference held last June, the office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) has started making public the…
Read moreH&M fined €35 million for illegally storing employees’ personal data
6th October 2020 The Swedish Retail Company H&M has been subjected to a €35 million fine by Hamburg’s Data Protection Authority, after it was found guilty of breaching the GDPR. Since 2014, the company has been illegally and excessively monitoring…
Read moreEU Court: EU US Privacy Shield no longer applicable
16th July 2020 Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has struck down the validity of the EU – US Privacy Shield data flow agreement, which provides for the safe transfer of data between the European Union and the United…
Read moreCases investigated by the IDPC will soon be published
Data breach reports decreased while fines increased 25th June 2020 OSS decisions to be published by the EDPB €28,000 fines by the IDPC in the first 6 months of 2020 Most of local breaches caused by employees’ error Cyber-attacks are…
Read moreTension at different workplaces being reported. How can you avoid them?
11th June 2020 The Problems Times of Malta reported today that the 5 new COVID-19 cases reported in Malta in the last 24 hours are part of a known cluster of 13 cases. The newspaper also said that according to…
Read moreOnline Training for Employees – Compliant with the Guidelines
45 minutes training starting from €3 per employee up to a maximum of €10 per employee We could have all the safeguards in place however if employees are not fully aware and fully trained the prevention of COVID-19 would not…
Read moreBack to Work in the New Normal Policy
1st June 2020 The current public health emergency has had a significant effect on businesses. Many have been forced to shut down operations, or have seen a significant dip in business for a while. However, with the ongoing easing of measures,…
Read moreHappy Birthday – 2 years on
25th May 2020 Today, the 25th of May 2020, marks the second anniversary of the day on which the General Data Protection Regulation came into force, a law which will go down in history as one of the most remarkable and…
Read moreBack to Work in the New Normal Policy
22nd May 2020 The current public health emergency has had a significant effect on businesses. Many have been forced to shut down operations, or have seen a significant dip in business for a while. However, with the ongoing easing of measures,…
Read moreWorkers’ Day 2020
28th April 2020 Etched into the annals of history, International Workers’ Day has established itself as an annual commemoration of all that has been achieved – and is to be achieved – in the world of work. Originally serving as…
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