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By Kyle Brasseur2023-10-13T14:39:00
Debt collector EOS Matrix said it will challenge a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) penalty levied against it by the Croatian data protection authority (AZOP) after finding the data in question in the case does not match the data in its database.
AZOP announced a penalty of nearly 5.5 million euros (U.S. $5.8 million) against EOS Matrix on Oct. 5 for violating the GDPR regarding the protection and processing of individuals’ personal data. The regulator’s investigation was informed by an anonymous complaint it received in March that EOS Matrix had processed the personal data of a large number of debtors without authorization.
AZOP said it received a USB stick containing more than 180,000 personal data points for individuals with outstanding debts to initial creditors purchased by EOS Matrix. It found the company did not implement sufficient technical protection measures to ensure proper processing and safeguarding of its data, among other alleged violations.
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2023-11-10T15:13:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Axpo Italia, a producer and trader of renewable energy products, was penalized under the General Data Protection Regulation by the Italian data protection authority for processing inaccurate and outdated personal data of customers.
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The Irish Data Protection Commission announced a penalty of €345 million (U.S. $368 million) against popular social media company TikTok over alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation during a five-month period in 2020.
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