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HELLO! FROM THE OFFICE OF PRIVACY
Welcome to the Office of Privacy Newsletter. In this edition, we introduce the WU Data Protection Policy and look at data privacy in Europe.

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WEBSTER UNIVERSITY PUBLISHES DATA PROTECTION POLICY
Webster University, is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal data it processes on behalf of its students, applicants, alumni, employees, faculty, and the wide range of other constituents it works with.
AFTER DUTCH DPA, THIS NETHERLANDS-BASED NON-PROFIT HITS TIKTOK WITH €6B CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT; HERE'S WHY
Netherlands-based Stichting Massaschade & Consument, a non-profit organization that defends the rights of consumers, has filed a lawsuit against Chinese social video app, TikTok, demanding that it compensate 4.5 million Dutch users for illegally harvesting and auctioning sensitive user data.
GDPR ENFORCEMENT ROUNDUP: AUSTRIAN POST FACING NEW RECORD FINE
In September, Austria’s national postal service, Austrian Post, was hit with a record €9.5 million (U.S. $11 million) fine for not enabling people to inquire about any personal data it might have on them via email, even though individuals could make queries via letter, online, and through customer service.
GREEK DPA ISSUES TELEWORKING GUIDELINES
The Hellenic DPA, taking into account the intensity and the extent of teleworking as a result of the pandemic and the risks that the use of information and communication technologies entail for the rights of the persons as well as for the security of the infrastructure and service used issued guidelines on the processing of personal data in the course of teleworking
SWISS FEDERAL DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY RECOGNIZES THE NEW EU STANDARD CONTRACTUAL CLAUSES AS A LAWFUL MECHANISM TO TRANSFER PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF SWITZERLAND
On August 27, 2021, the Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority announced that it recognizes the EU recently approved standard contractual clauses as a transfer mechanism to transfer Swiss personal data to non-adequate countries. 
GDPR FINES IN Q3 ALMOST HIT €1 BILLION, 20X MORE THAN IN Q1 AND Q2 COMBINED
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) scene is taking shape across Europe, with regulators implementing the laws for various violations. The magnitude of the GDPR implementation is highlighted by the growing fines imposed on various businesses. 
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