Topic: Data protection officer
Berlin company fined over employee data processing
The Berlin state regulator has ordered an unidentified company to pay €215,000 after finding it illegally processed sensitive information about its employees during their probation period.
02 August 2023
Amsterdam council DPO resigns after regulatory scrutiny
The data protection officer for the city of Amsterdam has resigned in the face of allegations of a conflict of interest after the Dutch data regulator invited two of the city’s councillors to discuss the DPO’s potential lack of independence.
09 May 2023
EDPB begins work on DPO industry
The EDPB has launched its enforcement action into the role of data protection officers, seeking to address the issues they face in driving compliance within EU organisations.
16 March 2023
UK data reform legislation returns – again
Initial reactions suggest businesses will broadly welcome the latest draft overhaul of the UK’s data protection framework, but concerns remain over how the EU will respond.
08 March 2023
ECJ clarifies conditions for DPO dismissals
The European Court of Justice has clarified the extent to which conflicts of interest can justify the dismissal of data protection officers.
09 February 2023
Embedding Good Data Governance across the Business
Featured in The Guide to Data as a Critical Asset - Edition 1
As a critical asset of most organisations operating today, data must be managed and protected with the same level of sophistication, if not more, applied to other vital assets.
08 April 2022