Resources

Adoption of AI, Blockchain and other emerging technologies within the European public sector A Public Sector Tech Watch report by EU Commission

AI, Public Interests

A BLUEPRINT FOR GREECE’S AI TRANSFORMATION

AI, Public Interests

Major US Telecom Providers Targeted in Chinese Cyber-Attack

Data Breaches

Sensitive Medical Data Exposed: French Hospital Breach Affects Hundreds of Thousands

Data Breaches

Decision of 19 October 2010 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data in Andorra

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 30 June 2003 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data in Argentina

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 20 December 2001 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data provided by the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 5 March 2010 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection provided by the Faeroese Act on processing of personal data

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 21 November 2003 on the adequate protection of personal data in Guernsey

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 31 January 2011 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the State of Israel with regard to automated processing of personal data

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 28 April 2004 on the adequate protection of personal data in the Isle of Man

Adequacy Decisions

Decision (EU) 2019/419 of 23 January 2019 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by Japan under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 8 May 2008 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data in Jersey

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 19 December 2012 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by New Zealand

Adequacy Decisions

Decision (EU) 2022/254 of 17 December 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the Republic of Korea under the Personal Information Protection Act

Adequacy Decisions

Decision of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data provided in Switzerland

Adequacy Decisions

Decision (EU) 2021/1772 of 28 June 2021 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom (notified under document C(2021)4800)

Adequacy Decisions

Decision (EU) 2021/1773 of 28 June 2021 pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom

Adequacy Decisions

Decision EU 2023/1795 of 10 July 2023 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate level of protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Adequacy Decisions

Decision pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay with regard to automated processing of personal data

Adequacy Decisions

Decision pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay with regard to automated processing of personal data

Adequacy Decisions

Decision pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data by the Eastern Republic of Uruguay with regard to automated processing of personal data

Adequacy Decisions

Italy’s Data Protection Authority Fines Foodinho €5 Million for Data Violations

Administrative Fines, Employment, Lawfulness of Processing

Decision 114/2024 by Belgian Data Protection Authority (in Dutch)

Consent, Employment

Personal Data Breach Management and Reporting Toolkit Tracker

Data Breaches

Personal Data Breach Management and Reporting Toolkit Tracker – more information about the Toolkit by UK ICO

Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-National Prosecutor’s Office (9/2/2024)

Consent, Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Sensitive Data

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-PILLOW HOTELS, S.L. (5/30/2024)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Association (4/30/2024)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)-Azienda sanitaria locale Roma 3 (3/21/2024)

Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Toyota Bank Polska S.A. (3/12/2024)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-URQUÍA & BAS, CORREDURÍA DE SEGUROS S.L. (6/22/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-District Court Krakow (12/19/2023)

Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Insurance company (10/18/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Santander Bank Polska S.A. (3/12/2024)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Unknown (1/18/2024)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-ENDESA ENERGÍA, S.A.U. (10/25/2023)

Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Hora Credit IFN SA (12/7/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Link4 Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S. A. (10/8/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Company (7/12/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)-Bolzano municipality (3/23/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)-Piraeus Bank (2/2/2023)

Data Breaches, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Sensitive Data

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Housing cooperative (3/1/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Data Protection Authority of Bremen-Company (7/14/1905)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)-Argon Medical Devices (3/8/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data Protection Authority of Sachsen-Anhalt-Magdeburg University Hospital (7/15/1905)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Dent Estet Clinic SA (1/31/2023)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Homeowners Association (12/28/2022)

Data Subjects Rights, Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Company (10/9/2022)

Data Subjects Rights, Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-BAYARD REVISTAS, S.A. (9/28/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles

Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)-Recover AS (8/25/2022)

Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-University Hospital of the Medical University of Warsaw (7/6/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-DKV Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.E. (7/13/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Głównego Geodetę Kraju (7/6/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet)-Arbeidstilsynet (5/16/2022)

Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Esselmann Technika Pojazdowa Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. (6/6/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)-Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione Infortuni sul Lavoro (4/28/2022)

Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Public Interests, Sensitive Data

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Kredyt Inkaso Investments RO S.A (5/18/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Principles, Representative, Sensitive Data

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Santander Bank Polska S. A. (1/19/2022)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data Protection Authority of Ireland-Irish Teacher Council (12/2/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Principles

Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA)-Greek Ministry of Tourism (12/29/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Protection Officer (DPO), Data Subjects Rights

Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman-Psykoterapiakeskus Vastaamo (12/7/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Bank Millennium S.A (10/14/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD)-Insurance company (8/5/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Integrity and confidentiality, Principles

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Actamedica SRL (8/24/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Processing Agreement (DPA), Data Subjects Rights

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Fundację Promocji Mediacji i Edukacji Prawnej Lex Nostra (6/30/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO Hestia S.A. (6/21/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Polish Data Protection Authority (UODO)-Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. (4/22/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)-Budapest Főváros Kormányhivatala XI. kerületi Hivatalát (11th District Public Health Department of the Government Office of the Capital City Budapest) (3/24/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Sensitive Data, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP)-PVV Overijssel (6/16/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Dutch Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (AP)-Booking.com B.V. (12/10/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Enea S.A. (1/11/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Unknown (1/5/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data Protection Authority of Ireland-University College Dublin (12/17/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Principles, Sensitive Data, Storage limitation, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny (Medical University of Silesia) (1/5/2021)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A. (12/28/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Polish National Personal Data Protection Office (UODO)-TUiR Warta S.A. (12/9/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Data Protection Authority of Ireland-Twitter International Company (12/15/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)-Robinson Tours Ltd. (Robinson Tours Idegenforgalmi és Szolgáltató Kft.) (12/16/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Lawfulness of Processing, Performance of Contract, Principles, Privacy by Design

Spanish Data Protection Authority (aepd)-Saunier-Tec Mantenimientos de Calor y Frio, SL. (7/2/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet)-Lejre Municipality (6/30/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Principles, Representative

Data Protection Authority of Ireland-Tusla Child and Family Agency (6/30/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data Protection Authority of Sweden (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten)-National Government Service Centre (NGSC) (4/29/2020)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)-Directorate of Social and Child Welfare Institutions of the Ferencvaros District of Budapest (5/21/2019)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data Protection Authority of Hamburg-Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH (HVV GmbH) (7/11/1905)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Romanian National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing (ANSPDCP)-Hora Credit IFN SA (12/10/2019)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Principles, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)-Unknown (6/25/2019)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data Protection Authority of Hamburg-Unknown (7/10/1905)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information (NAIH)-Hungarian political party (4/5/2019)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Lithuanian Data Protection Authority (VDAI)-Payment service provider UAB MisterTango (5/16/2019)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Principles

Case C‑21/23 CJEU (full text in german)

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Health Data, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Sensitive Data

Press Release No 159/24 on Judgment of the Court in Case C-21/23 CJEU

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Health Data, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Sensitive Data

Решение Рег.№ ППН-02-399-2019 КЗЛД – НАП

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Lawfulness of Processing

Наказателно постановление-04-2019-КЗЛД-НАП

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Lawfulness of Processing

Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Pays $30M for Data Breach

Data Breaches, Sensitive Data

Recommendations 01/2021 on the adequacy referential under the Law Enforcement Directive |EPDB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Case C‑740/22

Definitions, Personal Data

Case C‑604/22

Joint Controllers, Personal Data

CASE STUDIES (2018 – 2023) by the Irish DPC

Access Requests (DSAR), Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights, Liability and Remedies, Supervisory Authorities

One-stop-shop case digest on Security of Processing and Data Breach Notification by the EDPB

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

GUIDELINES CLOCKING AND ATTENDANCE CONTROL PROCESSING USING BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS BY THE AEPD

Employment, Principles, Sensitive Data, Specific processing situations

Report on the first review of the functioning of the adequacy decisions adopted pursuant to Article 25(6) of Directive 95/46/EC

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

[DRAFT] Data Confidentiality – Identifying and Protecting Assets Against Data Breaches by NIST

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

[Draft] Guidelines on the processing of personal data in regard to recruitment by the UK ICO

Automated Decision-making, Controllers and Processors, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Employment, Specific processing situations

[Draft] Guidelines on the processing of personal data in regard to employment by the UK ICO

Employment, Specific processing situations

Everything Recruiters Need to Know About GDPR by ZOHO

Employment, Specific processing situations

Opinion on processing of CCTV data in regard to employee performance analytics by the Bulgarian DPA

CCTV, Employment, Specific processing situations

Protection of workers’ personal data: General principles by ILO

Employment, Specific processing situations

Data breach preparation and response by the Australian Information Commisioners

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Drones and Data Protection Guidelines by AEPD

Drones, Specific processing situations

Data Breach Process Guidance by HSE

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Data protection and monitoring workers

Employment, Specific processing situations

C-439/19

Criminal Convictions and Offences, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Public Interests

C-496/17

Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests

C-34/21

Employment, Specific processing situations

C-180/21

Criminal Convictions and Offences, Lawfulness of Processing, Principles, Public Interests

C-306/21

Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests

Noyb Complaint Case: C-082-01 to EU Data protection Supervisor against EU Parliament

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Public Administrative Body

UNESCO: Consultation paper on AI Regulation

AI, Lawfulness of Processing, Public Interests, Specific processing situations

Decision by Dutch Data Protection Authority to impose an administrative fine on Uber |English

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Data Subjects Rights

Noyb Complaint Case: C-082-02 to EU Data protection Supervisor against EU Parliament

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches, Public Administrative Body

NIST Special Publication_1800-29 Data Confidentiality- Detect, Respond to, and Recover from Data Breaches

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Global Third Party Cybersecurity Breaches by SecurityScorecard

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

Information note by EDPB on data transfers under the GDPR to the United States after the adoption of the adequacy decision on 10 July 2023

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Opinion 14/2021 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the adequate protection of personal data in the United Kingdom |EPDB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Opinion 15/2021 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/680 on the adequate protection of personal data in the United Kingdom |EDPB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Opinion 32/2021 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the adequate protection of personal data in the Republic of Korea |EDPB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Information Note by EDPB on the redress mechanism for EU/EEA individuals in relation to alleged violations of U.S. law with respect to their data collected by U.S authorities competent for national security

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

EU-US Data Privacy Framework Template Complaint Form for Submitting Commercial Related Complaints to EU DPAs by EDPB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Personal data breach report form

Controllers and Processors, Data Breaches

PRACTICE GUIDE SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA Version 2024 by CNIL

Definitions, Personal Data

Opinion 32/2021 regarding the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the adequate protection of personal data in the Republic of Korea |EPDB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Opinion 5/2023 on the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision on the adequate protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework |EPDB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Personal data breaches in the health sector: how to avoid them (and how to deal with them when they happen) by the UK ICO

Data Breaches, Health Data

How to deal with SARs as an employer by the UK ICO

Access Requests (DSAR), Employment

GenAI and data protection: how organisations and their employees can use it appropriately and lawfully

AI, Employment

Guidance Note: Employer Vehicle Tracking | Irish DPC

Employment

Nowak (C-434/16, EU:C:2017:994)

Personal Data

Patrick Breyer v. Germany Case C-582/14, 12 May 2016

Consent, Personal Data

What is Personal Data | UK ICO

Personal Data

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 10.7.2023 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate level of protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Guidelines 01/2021 on Examples regarding Personal Data Breach Notification

Data Breaches

Guidelines 9/2022 on personal data breach notification under GDPR [Official EDPB Guidelines] [pdf]

Data Breaches

Rules of Procedure by EDPB on the cooperation and respective roles of national SAs and the EDPB Secretariat regarding the submission of complaints in the redress mechanism available to EU individuals in relation to alleged violations of U.S law with respect to their data collected by U.S. authorities competent for national security

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers, Risk Management

Rules of Procedure for the “Informal Panel of EU DPAs”according to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework by EDPB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Template Complaint Form to the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Civil Liberties Protection Officer (CLPO) by EDPB

Adequacy Decisions, Data Transfers

Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy Learning Program | NIST | Initial Public Draft

Data Breaches, Employment, Risk Management, Technical and Organisational Measures (TOMs)

A Guide to Lawful Basis | UK ICO

Consent, Lawfulness of Processing, Legal Obligation, Legitimate Interest, Performance of Contract, Public Interests, Vital Interests

The Employment Practices Code | UK ICO

Data Subjects Rights, Employment

GDPR Data Incidents – The Step-by-Step Playbook for Effective Response

Data Breaches