Tag: CNIL
GDPR: the CNIL gives formal notice to 22 municipalities and urges them to have a DPO
Alexander Boero May 31, 2022 at 4:50 p.m. 0 © Shutterstock.com The CNIL asks 22 French municipalities to appoint a data protection officer (DPO), mandatory for all local authorities. From…
ZD Tech: DPO, the eye of the CNIL?
Hello everyone and welcome to ZD Tech, ZDNet’s daily editorial podcast. My name is Louis Adam and today I will explain to you why companies have a Data Protection Officer.…
The Cnil is looking into the case of “cookie walls”
Very often asked about the use made of the websites of cookie walls (or “tracer walls”), the Cnil presents initial evaluation criteria to regulate their reasonable use. The evolution of…
The CNIL draws attention to the rules surrounding cookie walls
On the web, it happens that on certain sites, Internet users must choose between accepting advertising cookies or resolving to pay to access the content. And it has a name:…
Data theft: there has never been as much as today, according to the CNIL
Alexander Boero May 13, 2022 at 1:05 p.m. 1 © Shutterstock.com The latest CNIL annual report shows a very sharp increase in the number of data breaches, around 79% in…
Behind Cnil reports, the wave of ransomware
Since the entry into force of the GDPR, companies affected by a data breach have the obligation to report it to the Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL) under penalty…
Ransomware, cookies, political role… the Cnil has been busy in 2021
The CNIL had a turbulent year. The Web policeman notes a sharp increase in reports in 2021, in particular due to ransomware attacks, and has imposed more than 200 million…
Cookies, video surveillance and ransomware: the Cnil almost overwhelmed in 2021
If the number of complaints seems to have reached a “high plateau” at more than 14,000, the year 2021 has been “unprecedented” in terms of sanctions, detailed the Commission in…
Telephone conversation: recording as proof of formation of a contract? The CNIL responds
Alexander Boero April 26, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. 7 © Mart Production / Pexels Many professionals want to keep a recording of a telephone conversation, believing that this constitutes proof…
After its fine by the CNIL, Google deploys a “Refuse all” button for its cookies
After receiving a record fine from the CNIL, Google had no choice but to get up to speed on advertising cookie consent. Europeans may soon have the choice to reject…
Leak of health data: the Cnil orders a penalty of 1.5 million euros
On April 15, 2022, the restricted formation of the Cnil imposed on the company Dedalus Biologie a fine of 1.5 million euros. Security flaws had led to a leak of…
500,000 victims of a health data leak: the CNIL condemns Dedalus Biologie
Alexander Boero April 22, 2022 at 3:40 p.m. 2 The CNIL has heavily sanctioned the company Dedalus Biologie, for security flaws that led to the leak of medical data, as…