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  • Administrative fine imposed on psychotherapy centre Vastaamo for data protection violations
    16.12.2021
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed from December 23 to January 2
    15.12.2021
  • The obligation to document personal data breaches also includes log data
    15.11.2021
  • Publishing of tax information by media outlets was not in violation of data protection legislation
    28.10.2021
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman's Annual Report for 2020 has been published
    29.9.2021
  • Police reprimanded for illegal processing of personal data with facial recognition software
    28.9.2021
  • Administrative fine imposed on higher education institution for data protection violations connected to processing of location data recorded as part of working hours monitoring
    29.7.2021
  • Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman makes first decision as lead supervisory authority in a cross-border case – right of access implementation did not comply with data protection rules
    12.7.2021
  • Fine for a company for carrying out direct marketing with robocalls without consent
    6.7.2021
  • Administrative Court: Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman's hearing procedure and administrative fine imposed for GDPR violation were appropriate
    10.6.2021
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman is valued for its expertise and reliability, room for improvement seen in customer orientation
    26.5.2021
  • Administrative fine imposed on company for data protection violations connected to parking control fees
    30.4.2021
  • Personal data stolen from Facebook have been leaked — see these resources for victims of the data leak
    4.4.2021
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed 22‒25 February
    11.2.2021
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has published accreditation criteria for code of conduct monitoring bodies
    9.2.2021
  • Heljä-Tuulia Pihamaa appointed Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman
    21.1.2021
  • Telephone guidance service available from Monday to Thursday, 9 am to 11 am
    12.1.2021
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed from December 21 to January 6
    14.12.2020
  • Data protection opening doors into Europe for SMEs
    4.11.2020
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman is investigating the legality of the psychotherapy centre Vastaamo’s operations
    27.10.2020
  • Advice for the victims of the data leak
    25.10.2020
  • Anu Talus appointed Data Protection Ombudsman
    27.8.2020
  • Financial sanction on a company due to carrying out electronic direct marketing without prior consent as well as neglecting the rights of the data subject
    5.8.2020
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed from July 20 to August 2
    13.7.2020
  • Personal identity codes not to be used on invoices
    1.6.2020
  • Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman’s sanctions board imposes administrative fine for several deficiencies in personal data processing
    29.5.2020
  • Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman’s sanctions board imposed three administrative fines for data protection violations
    22.5.2020
  • Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman orders company to change the way it requests consent for the use of cookies
    15.5.2020
  • Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman ordered Google to delete search results
    7.5.2020
  • European Data Protection Board issues guidelines on personal data processing related to the coronavirus pandemic
    22.4.2020
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman is moving to Sörnäinen on 1 April 2020
    24.3.2020
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman has published an FAQ on data protection and the coronavirus
    23.3.2020
  • Data protection and limiting the spread of coronavirus
    12.3.2020
  • Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman: Customers need to be told before starting to record calls
    27.2.2020
  • European Data Protection Board - Eighteenth Plenary session: Evaluation of the GDPR and statement on privacy implications of mergers
    24.2.2020
  • European Data Protection Board: Seventeenth Plenary Session
    31.1.2020
  • European Data Protection Board - Sixteenth Plenary session
    5.12.2019
  • Deputy Data Protection Ombudsman reprimands Finnkino and orders the company to change its personal data processing practices
    4.12.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Fifteenth Plenary session: Privacy Shield Review, Guidelines on Territorial Scope, Guidelines on Data Protection by Design & Default, Art. 64 Opinion on Exxon Mobil BCRs, Response letter to LIBE, Additional Protocol Budapest Convention
    18.11.2019
  • European Data Protection Board: Guidelines on the processing for online services based on contracts, Equinix BCRs and Passenger Name Records (PNR)
    11.10.2019
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman is opening a new helpline for controllers and Data Protection Officers
    30.9.2019
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed from July 22 to August 4
    18.7.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Twelfth Plenary session: Guidelines on Video Surveillance, Implications of the US CLOUD Act, Opinion on SCCs for processors, Opinion on Accreditation Criteria for monitoring bodies of Codes of Conduct
    16.7.2019
  • Robots cannot make telephone sales calls without consumer’s consent
    14.6.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Eleventh Plenary session: Guidelines on Codes of Conduct, annex to the Guidelines on Accreditation, annex to the Guidelines on Certification
    5.6.2019
  • The Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman's Annual Report 2018: case numbers multiplied by 2.5, awareness of data protection rights growing
    17.5.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Tenth Plenary session: Election of a new Deputy Chair, response to MEP In‘t Veld, third annual Privacy Shield Review
    16.5.2019
  • Anu Talus and Jari Råman appointed Deputy Data Protection Ombudsmen
    25.4.2019
  • Kimmo Hakonen appointed as Intelligence Ombudsman
    17.4.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Ninth Plenary session: Guidelines on the processing of personal data in the context of information society services
    12.4.2019
  • The Data Protection Ombudsman ordered Svea Ekonomi to correct its practices in the processing of personal data
    1.4.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Eighth Plenary session: Interplay ePrivacy Directive and GDPR, statement on ePrivacy Regulation, DPIA Lists, Statement on Elections
    15.3.2019
  • 2700 personal data breaches have already been reported to the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
    22.2.2019
  • Open public consultation on guidelines on codes of conduct has started
    19.2.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Seventh Plenary session: EDPB 2019/2020 Work program, opinion on the draft AA in the field of financial markets supervision, Brexit
    18.2.2019
  • European Data Protection Board has published Information Note on data transfers in the event of a no-deal Brexit
    13.2.2019
  • European Data Protection Board - Sixth Plenary session: Privacy Shield, Brexit, clinical trials Q&A
    28.1.2019
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed from December 24 to January 2
    17.12.2018
  • European Data Protection Board - Fifth Plenary session: EU-Japan draft adequacy decision, DPIA lists and guidelines on accreditation
    11.12.2018
  • Exceptions on opening times of the telephone service 28.–29.8.
    24.8.2018
  • Our telephone guidance service is closed from July 23 to August 1
    5.7.2018
  • New number for the telephone service on 4 June
    1.6.2018
  • Application of new data protection legislation beings tomorrow
    24.5.2018
  • Renewed website for the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
    24.5.2018

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