Further changes in data protection laws in Poland
On 4 May 2019, further amendments to the rules on processing personal data will come into force. They concern over […]
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Human Rights Watch Reverse-Engineers Mass Surveillance App used by Police in Xinjiang
For years, Xinjiang has been a testbed for the Chinese government’s novel digital and physical surveillance tactics, as well as […]
Reported Google browser change could be final death blow to cookies
Google is planning to announce new tools for Chrome that offer users more control over third party tracking cookies. The […]
FTC settlement could impose new privacy practices on the Facebook
Stronger oversight of its data-collection practices could end a wide-ranging federal probe into a series of privacy abuses that came […]
Facebook Faces a Big Penalty, but Regulators Are Split Over How Big
Facebook’s announcement in late April that it had set aside $3 billion to $5 billion to settle claims that it […]
Canada’s Federal Court sidesteps constitutional questions in Google ‘right to be forgotten’ case
Google LLC was handed a setback this month in a case over the so-called “right to be forgotten” when Canada’s […]
Irish DPA Examines Right to Rectification
In light of increased awareness of the rights granted to individuals under the new data protection legislation, Ireland’s data protection […]
FTC chair suggests record fines are coming
For a few weeks now, rumors have circled Washington that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is negotiating a potentially record-breaking […]
Ireland’s Supreme Court to rule on Facebook data transfer appeal
The Supreme Court will rule by June 6th on Facebook’s appeal over a High Court decision to refer key issues […]
UK tax authority deletes non-consensually obtained voice files
The UK tax authority is deleting the voice records of five million taxpayers, because the data was not collected in […]
The future of the ePrivacy Regulation and the impact of Brexit on its application in UK
The European Parliament set out its position on the Regulation in October 2017. However, the Council of the EU, which […]
EDPS: We need to talk about terms and conditions
Terms of service are generally designed to safeguard a service provider against legal challenges. These terms are not like a […]