security - DPO Hub

EDPB Support Pool of Experts (SPE) projects

members – 4 min read

An overview of SPE projects. Latest: AI Privacy Risks and Mitigations LLMs (Apr) | AI: Complex Algorithms and effective Data Protection Supervision + OSS Case Digest: Right of access (Jan)

Apr 14, 2025

🇮🇪 DPC fines Meta €91m for failing to safeguard passwords and notify breaches

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UPDATE 1 Jan: Summary + full decision published! The DPC fines Meta for failing to safeguard users' passwords (storing them in plaintext!) and for notifying the breach too late.

Dec 30, 2024

Record GDPR fine from Norway (NAV)

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🔥 On 17 Dec, the Privacy Appeals Board overturned substantial parts of the DPA's decision against the Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), including the record NOK 20 million fine.

Dec 18, 2024

Norway DPA fines university for insufficient access control in MS Teams

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The 🇳🇴 University of Agder was fined €12,500 (NOK 150k) for failing to secure personal data on Teams/SharePoint and insufficient internal controls. Short decision, several takeaways for everyone!

Sep 12, 2024

Denmark Google Workspace for Education Chromebook case (Helsingørgate)

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[15 July: Municipalities complies with Jan order + 🚨 DPA asks for EDPB opinion on the scope of a controller's documentation obligations regarding a processor's use of sub-processors] The Danish DPA's landmark decision of 2022 to ban certain use of Google products and US transfers, is still ongoing.

Jul 15, 2024

France DPA fines Amazon €32m for invasive employee monitoring

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[22 March update: Amazon has appealed] The 🇫🇷 CNIL fined Amazon for excessively intrusive monitoring, using several illegal indicators and unsecure video surveillance software, without sufficiently informing employees and visitors.

Mar 22, 2024

Sweden MedHelp 1177 case

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This case is not only a goldmine for DPOs in the Swedish healthcare sector (although particularly so), but DPOs in general, for assessing roles, legal bases and processor liability.

Feb 22, 2024

Denmark DPA orders municipalities to ensure Google-sharing compliance

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🔥 Danish DPA with new decision in their Helsingørgate/Chromebook case!

Jan 30, 2024

CJEU C-340/21 Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (cybercrime) 14 Dec 2023

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Unauthorised disclosure or access doesn't equate to inadequate measures, but must be proven to prevent damages claims. National courts must assess your case concretely and cannot systematically rely on expert reports. Mere fear = non-material damages (but must be proven by the data subject).

Jan 8, 2024

Denmark DPA shares useful security measures catalogue

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Only in Danish but useful with in-browser translate!

Nov 28, 2023

Denmark DPA criticises processor for poor security

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Nov 13, 2023

Denmark DPA audits 16 banks and municipalities

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Sep 30, 2023