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Organisations received £155 million in GDPR fines in 2020

IT Governance

In 2020, organisations received €182 million (about £155 million) in fines for violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , according to an IT Governance report. There were at least 92 GDPR fines in Q4 2020, with more than a quarter of them coming from Spain. Who are the worst offenders?

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Using Strategic Data Governance to Manage GDPR/CCPA Complexity

erwin

In light of recent, high-profile data breaches, it’s past-time we re-examined strategic data governance and its role in managing regulatory requirements. for alleged violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Given this, Oppenheimer & Co. Complexity.

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GDPR supervisory authorities issued £2.6 million in fines in Q2 2020

IT Governance

In the second quarter of 2020, data protection bodies across Europe issued at least 46 administrative fines under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , with the penalties totalling nearly €2.9 Download GDPR Fines Quarterly Report: Q2 2020. Spain is responsible for by far the most GDPR fines.

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Governments Might Change, but Data Protection Obligations Remain

IT Governance

You might remember that several months and a handful of prime ministers ago, the government proposed an overhaul of data protection law. The efforts stemmed from complaints over the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , which was adopted by the UK on the precipice of Brexit. How did we get here?

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290M

Security Affairs

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber a record €290M for violating the EU data protection regulation while sending sensitive driver data to the U.S. “The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposes a fine of 290 million euros on Uber. for over two years without using proper data transfer tools.

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What’s the Current State of Data Governance and Automation?

erwin

I’m excited to share the results of our new study with Dataversity that examines how data governance attitudes and practices continue to evolve. Defining Data Governance: What Is Data Governance? . 1 reason to implement data governance. Most have only data governance operations.

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Integrating Data Governance and Enterprise Architecture

erwin

Why should you integrate data governance (DG) and enterprise architecture (EA)? Data governance provides time-sensitive, current-state architecture information with a high level of quality. Data governance provides time-sensitive, current-state architecture information with a high level of quality.