Region: Portugal
TikTok faces billion-euro Portuguese mass claim
A Portuguese consumer group has filed class actions valued at €1.1 billion against TikTok over its allegedly unlawful collection and processing of user data, in a case that could serve as a model to determine compensation in future claims.
11 April 2023
Portuguese statistics authority fined €4.3 million for census failings
Portugal’s data protection authority has fined the country’s National Statistics Authority €4.3 million for five breaches of the GDPR made while carrying out the 2021 census – including unlawful international transfers.
12 December 2022
Portugal issues first fine for lack of DPO
The Portuguese data regulator has imposed a €170,000 fining order after discovering several GDPR breaches at a municipality tasked with processing Ukrainian refugees’ personal data.
18 November 2022
Portuguese regulator halts Cloudflare transfers
Portugal’s data watchdog has ordered a public body to immediately stop transfers to popular US-based web infrastructure company Cloudflare – but Cloudflare says the regulator has got its facts wrong.
30 April 2021
