US News Outlets Block European Readers Over New Privacy Rules
The move by several major news organizations illustrated that some companies would prefer to lose European readers than to risk […]
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EDPB starts work and appoints Austria’s DPA as its head
The Chair of the European Data Protection Board, (EDPB), Ms Andrea Jelinek, Head of Austria’s Data Protection Authority, said that […]
Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps
Facebook used its apps to gather information about users and their friends, including some who had not signed up to […]
noyb.eu filed complaints against Google, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook
One the first day of GDPR noyb.eu has filed four complaints against Google (Android), Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over “forced […]
How GDPR Will Transform Digital Marketing
With new and substantial constraints on what had been largely unregulated data-collection practices, marketers will have to find ways to […]
GDPR: Avoiding Harms and Expanding Risk
“But what’s the harm?” Far too often, this is one of the biggest questions posed in debates about the value […]
Algorithms and artificial intelligence: CNIL’s report on the ethical issues
Numerous initiatives on the governance of artificial intelligence are currently being undertaken. In this context, this report aims at giving […]
Facebook and Google targeted as first GDPR complaints filed
Users have been forced into agreeing new terms of service, says EU consumer rights body Facebook and Google have become […]
Hackers infect 500,000 consumer routers all over the world with malware
Hackers have infected more than 500,000 home and small-office routers around the world with malware that can be used to […]
UK Data Protection Act enters into force tomorrow
The UK Data Protection Bill received Royal Assent on 23 May and its main provisions will commence on 25 May […]
Fighting for data privacy – Berlin’s unique history
With the Cambridge Analytica scandal, data privacy finally hit the mainstream. In Berlin there’s a long tradition of fighting for […]
Irish Data Protection Bill in Final Committee Stage Before the Irish Legislature
On May 16, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Bill 2018 entered the final committee stage in Dáil Éireann (the lower […]