German regulators launch inquiry into ChatGPT GDPR compliance
German officials have stepped in to duly investigate the company’s adherence to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GDPR News
EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data
EU Court emphasized that the transmission of pseudonymized data to a data recipient will not be considered personal data if the recipient cannot re-identify the data subjects.
Finnish DPA: marketing consent as requiremnt for participation in lottery is acceptable
Requiring a consent for marketing emails is acceptable prerequisite for lottery participation, says Finnish DPA.
Italy restores ChatGPT after OpenAI responds to regulator
The ChatGPT chatbot is once again operational in Italy.
EDPB promotes consistent approach for 101 NOYB data transfers complaints
The European DPAs published a report on the work of the task force established to investigate the 101 NOYB complaints.
CJEU Advocate General delivers Opinion on the right of access for purposes unrelated to data protection
The AG suggested that GDPR requires companies to provide personal data copies to individuals, regardless of why it was requested.
German Supervisory Authorities Publish Opinion on Subscription Websites
German DPAs issued an opinion concerning websites that offer visitors options to access a free version which tracks user behavior or a paid version without monitoring.
UK presses on with post-Brexit data protection reform
UK moves on with data protection reform to make it more “flexible”, while critics warn of risks.
MEPs against greenlighting data transfers with the U.S. under current rules
expressed concerns regarding the adequacy decision proposed by the European Commission, asserting that a data transfer between the EU and U.S. would not guarantee sufficient safeguards for personal data protection.
EDPB adopted letter to EU institutions on data sharing for AML/CFT purposes
The EDPB expressed serious reservations about certain additions which would enable private entities to acquire personal information from each other regarding “suspect transactions”
Austria challenges EU newspapers’ pay-or-cookie walls
Austrian data protection authority (DSB) made the ruling that readers be able to choose either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to this type of cookie paywall.
AI Act: EU Parliament walking fine line on banned practices
European Parliament held a political meeting whereby they concluded the discussion on several essential aspects of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation.