UK to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled sweeping measures to safeguard the nation’s security.
GDPR News
Europe fixed its poor intelligence sharing. Now it’s a privacy risk.
Europe struggled with inadequate sharing of information when combating terrorism. Now the fear led to excessive sharing of data and potential breaches of privacy.
CNIL closes injunction against Microsoft
The CNIL brought an end to the proceedings against Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited as it complied with requirements.
Dutch consumer group filing class-action suit against Google for privacy violations
The Dutch consumer rights groups are fighting Google to cease their collection and sale of users’ data without their express consent.
Microsoft says Irish DPC intends to slam LinkedIn with a $425m fine
Ireland’s DPA to fine Microsoft $425m for LinkedIn’s GDPR breaches.
Britain to crack down on unauthorised AI data collection
ICO is taking steps to ensure that data protection laws are upheld when using AI.
TikTok faces EU scrutiny on kids’ privacy
European regulators are about to make a ruling on whether TikTok has breached the GDPR by failing to protect children’s data.
Message-scanning not incompatible with fundamental rights, Commission says
In response to rising criticism, the European Commission issued a non-paper to defend its proposal to combat CSAM.
1.2 billion euro fine for Facebook as a result of EDPB binding decision
Irish DPA has issued a record fine of €1.2 billion to Meta, for violations related to the transfer of users’ personal data from the EU to the US.
Majority of EU countries support scanning of audio communications
Ddocument reveals that the majority of the EU countries are in favor of expanding the scanning of private messages to audio communications for detecting CSAM.
French court’s approval of Olympics AI surveillance plan fuels privacy concerns
France’s highest constitutional court authorized use of AI-driven surveillance, sparking privacy concerns.
Meta facing record fine for mishandling EU user data
Facebook is set to face potentially record-breaking fine for their noncompliance with the GDPR.