Magyar Nemzet: Opposition Illegally Collected and Used Personal Data for Campaign Purposes More than 1 million Hungarian voters received opposition campaign messages on their phones, pro-Fidesz new site Magyar Nemzet reports. Furthermore,... 2022.04.01.
Direkt36: PM Orbán’s Advisor Also Targeted by Pegasus before Appointment One of Viktor Orbán’s personal advisors, Hungary’s former ambassador to China, Cecília Szilas, was also one of the Hungarian targets... 2022.03.22.
Data Authority Head: Use of Pegasus Justified in All Cases Hungary's use of NSO Group's Pegasus spyware was justified in every case it was used in, Attila Péterfalvi said. In... 2022.02.15.
Pegasus Misuse to be Investigated by EP Special Inquiry Committee The European Parliament will be setting up a special inquiry committee on the misuse of Pegasus, the spyware which the... 2022.02.10.
Data Authority Finds No Problem with Use of Pegasus Spyware in Hungary The results of an investigation by the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) published on... 2022.01.31.
Socialist MEP: Data Protection Authority Finds Ministry Unlawfully Withheld Information on Hungary’s Vaccine Procurement The Socialists believe an in-depth probe by the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) proves... 2022.01.25.
Párbeszéd Calls on Data Ombudsman to Review Secrecy on Motorway Concessions The opposition Párbeszéd party has called on Hungary's data protection authority (NAIH) to review whether the calculation of motorway concessions... 2021.08.10.
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... 2021.08.06.
Socialist MEP to Turn to Data Authority over Govt Pandemic Documents An opposition Socialist (MSZP) MEP said on Wednesday that he is turning to Hungary's data protection authority (NAIH) to enforce... 2021.03.31.
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... 2020.10.28.
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... 2020.08.04.
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... 2020.07.11.
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)... 2019.12.11.
Police Investigate Opposition’s Handling of Voter Data Police are investigating the opposition's handling of voter data in connection with the local election campaign in the 8th district... 2019.09.11.
Budapest District Election Office Files Complaint over Alleged Voter Data Abuse The election office of Budapest's Józsefváros district has filed a complaint with the national data protection authority over alleged abuse... 2019.09.10.
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... 2019.09.04.
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... 2019.08.15.
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... 2019.06.14.
NAIH: Hungary Scientologists’ Handling Personal Data Unlawful The Church of Scientology in Hungary has managed personal data unlawfully, the data protection authority (NAIH) said on Saturday. NAIH... 2019.04.01.
