News tagged with: attila péterfalvi

Pegasus Case: Data Authority Waiting for List of Targets

Hungary’s data protection authority (NAIH) has yet to close its investigation of the Pegasus case, saying that they are still...

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Data Protection Authority Opens Probe into Pegasus Spyware Allegations

Hungary's data protection authority NAIH on Thursday said it has launched an official investigation into the Pegasus spyware case. The...

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Pegasus Case: Opposition Believes Gov’t Silence Equals Guilt

Opposition leaders have not settled on the subject of Hungary's Pegasus spyware scandal, declaring that the government needs to be...

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Disagreement Around Potential Benefits of “Vaccine Passport” in Hungary

The current national consultation asks people in Hungary about their opinions around a potential "vaccine passport." The subject has already...

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Péterfalvi Appointed NAIH Head for Another 9 Years

President János Áder has appointed Attila Péterfalvi to head Hungary's data protection authority (NAIH) for another nine years starting on...

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Hungary’s Data Protection Chief Proposes ‘Facebook Law’

Hungary’s Data Protection Chief proposed a new legislation which would enable social media platforms to ban people from their services...

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Authority Fines Independent MP for Data Handling of European Prosecutor’s Office Signature Drive

The Hungarian data protection authority fined independent MP Ákos Hadházy for a former signature drive he initiated. The lawmaker claims...

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Revealing Coronavirus Regional Data: Essential Information, or Potential Panic-mongering and Violation of Personal Data?

Unlike most countries in the EU, Hungary does not provide regional data on the novel coronavirus infections. The government says...

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Fines for GDPR Data Breaches Total EUR 262,000 This Year

The Hungarian data protection authority (NAIH) in 2019 fined companies and organisations a total of 87 million forints (EUR 262,000)...

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Data Protection Chief: Karácsony Campaign ‘Unreasonable but Not Illegal’

Citing reports that opposition mayoral candidate Gergely Karácsony's campaign had gathered "a disproportionately large number of recommendation signatures", the head...

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Facebook Must Guarantee User Privacy, Demands Data Protection Authority

Facebook must provide written guarantees that it would not disclose the transcripts of users' voice calls to third parties, or...

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Data Handling of European Prosecutor Office Signature Drive Found ‘Problematic’

The personal data of 680,000 Hungarians linked to a signature drive demanding that Hungary join the European prosecutor's office was...

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