Sentences with phrase «against a data controller»

Be that as it may, distress matters because a recent court case (Vidal Hall — v - Google) held that only distress rather than financial damage was needed to open up a claim against a data controller for compensation under the Data Protection Act (DPA) and for the time being this ruling stands.»

Should the High Court's decision be upheld, employers may well face more claims in the future as the GDPR extends the rights of data subjects against both data controllers and data processors.

Not exact matches

Recent advances in data analysis technology have given federal controllers, such as the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team, new and effective weapons in the fight against fraud, Czarnecki says.

Of obvious relevance in the present case is the seventh principle, requiring that data controllers must take «appropriate technical and organisational measures» to guard against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data, or accidental loss.

The UDG and other supervisory authorities across the EU may use any equivalent Court of Justice ruling as authority for taking action against such companies on the basis that they are data controllers who are infringing data protection laws.

Is the ULD, as a German regulator, entitled to exercise its powers against Facebook despite the company's designated data controllers being based in Ireland and the United States?

Individuals whose personal data is the subject of a data breach may be able to claim damages against a controller or a processor.