internet privacy sweep

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (the DPC) recently volunteered to participate in the Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (GPEN) internet privacy sweep along with other privacy enforcement authorities in Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand, Norway, UK, & USA.

The privacy sweep carried out by the DPC entailed an audit of 79 organisations in an effort to assess their privacy practices, as outlined in the privacy policies on their websites or within their mobile applications. Continue Reading Data Protection Commissioner carries out Privacy Sweep