GDPR
Sending marketing messages via SMS is a complex discipline. Since regulation was first introduced, senders have been grappling with a near‑impossible challenge: how to meet all legal requirements within the technical limit of 160 characters per message, while still leaving enough room for the actual
Face recognition – Use of the technology in private sector
In today’s digital age, face recognition technology is becoming increasingly accessible and sophisticated. While camera systems are already a common part of operations, new advanced cameras bring to the table not only higher resolution and faster transmission but also automatic face recognition capa
The new Digital Markets Act and its impact on marketing of online stores
The long-awaited major change in the collection and use of cookies, which was supposed to ban third-party cookies in Google Chrome, is not taking place in the end. However, new obligations have already emerged in the shadow of the event, including the obligation to redesign cookie bars on websites b
How to deal with cookie bars, or a summary of 2023 in the GDPR according to the Czech Data Protection Authority
Do you want to know all the important GDPR changes and recommendations for the last year 2023? We bring you a clear summary of the 100-page Annual Report 2023 of the Czech Data Protection Authority. You will learn, among other things, interesting facts about the inspections carried out, the developm
Can ad blocking be blocked? The battle between users and website operators
Ad blocking using various applications or browser extensions is a common tool used by users when “surfing” the Internet. The benefit to the user is an ad-free browsing experience. However, advertising revenue is the primary, and sometimes sole, income for many website operators. How effectively do s
New recommendations for operating video surveillance systems have been released. Do you adhere to them?
After a long wait, the Personal Data Protection Office has issued a new methodology for operating video surveillance systems. In addition to practical recommendations, it also contains templates for the most frequently drawn up documents related to the video surveillance systems and their operation
Rogue Email Marketing: Spam-infected messages to customers cost millions
We have had a Halloween that has been variously accepted in our country, followed by the less controversial All Souls' Day. And just on that day, the Personal Data Protection Office ("PDPO") published one, rather scary fine of CZK 7.7 million. The fined company sent commercial communications to prom
Facebook fights for the privacy of its employees. It has protected it from the European Commission
Two actions similar in content (here and here) have been brought before the Luxembourg General Court. Facebook seeks by these actions the annulment of a decision by which the European Commission (the “Commission”) requested, under a risk of a fine of EUR 8 million per day, the provision of documents
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