GDPR
The Office for Personal Data Protection (the Czech Data Protection Authority, “DPA”) has published its inspection plan for 2025 (in Czech only). This document annually indicates what controllers and processors of personal data should prepare for in the given period. The DPA is now clearly targeting
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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