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I am lawyer for more than 20 years, privacy professional for more than 10 years and now Data Protection Officer (DPO) for multinational FinTech company.

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https://dataprotection.news/how-big-tech-turns-privacy-laws-into-privacy-theater/

How Big Tech turns privacy laws into privacy theater. • Data Protection News

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Privacy law is manifested in practice as a litany of “Agree” buttons to consent to data collection and a series of long, convoluted statements of data

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https://dataprotection.news/as-critics-warn-of-genetic-surveillance-rcmp-explores-use-of-dna-matching-in-criminal-probes/

As critics warn of genetic 'surveillance', RCMP explores use of DNA matching in criminal probes • Data Protection News

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While law enforcement's use of genetic genealogy has been credited with advancing and solving cold cases, it's also raising ethical questions about how police

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https://dataprotection.news/court-of-justice-of-the-eu-finds-that-advertising-shown-in-email-inbox-is-subject-to-rules-on-direct-marketing/

Court of Justice of the EU Finds that Advertising Shown in Email Inbox is Subject to Rules on Direct Marketing • Data Protection News

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On November 26, 2021, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) held in Case C-102/20 that the display of advertising messages in an electronic inbox in a form

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https://dataprotection.news/un-special-rapporteurs-challenge-eus-counter-terrorism-plans/

UN Special Rapporteurs challenge EU’s counter-terrorism plans • Data Protection News

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In a joint communication published on 21 October 2021, seven United Nations Special Rapporteurs shared critical analysis of the European Union’s

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https://dataprotection.news/legal-cases-and-privacy-rulings-aim-to-curtail-facial-biometrics/

Legal Cases and Privacy Rulings Aim to Curtail Facial Biometrics • Data Protection News

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New York-based Clearview AI is paying the price for launching a facial-recognition service based on publicly posted pictures, as the company has become a

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https://dataprotection.news/73-of-airline-passengers-interested-in-biometrics-replacing-passports/

73% of airline passengers interested in biometrics replacing passports • Data Protection News

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According to the 2021 Global Passenger Survey from the International Air Travel Association (IATA), 73% of passengers are interested in using biometric data

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https://dataprotection.news/ico-issues-reprimands-in-private-to-large-data-lawbreakers/

ICO issues 'reprimands' in private to large data lawbreakers • Data Protection News

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Blackbaud was given a private slap on the wrist by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after paying off criminals who stole users' financial data

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https://dataprotection.news/us-facial-recognition-firm-faces-17m-uk-fine-for-serious-breaches/

US facial recognition firm faces £17m UK fine for ‘serious breaches’ • Data Protection News

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A US company that gathered photos of people from Facebook and other social media sites for use in facial recognition by its clients is facing a £17m fine

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https://dataprotection.news/whatsapp-privacy-policy-tweaked-in-europe-after-record-fine/

WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine • Data Protection News

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Following an investigation, the Irish data protection watchdog issued a €225m (£190m) fine - the second-largest in history over GDPR - and ordered WhatsApp to

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https://dataprotection.news/advocate-general-releases-opinion-in-cjeu-referrals-on-data-retention/

Advocate General Releases Opinion in CJEU Referrals on Data Retention • Data Protection News

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On November 18, 2021, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an opinion on several data retention cases before by