Ombudsman finds EU monitoring over Irish data ‘appropriate’
The EU Ombudsman has concluded an investigation into the European Commission’s monitoring of the application of data protection rules in Ireland.
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Microsoft launches EU ‘data boundary’ from next year
Pitches storage, cloudy software compliance to twitchy EU customers thinking about GDPR.
EDPB adopts statement on CJEU PNR judgment
EDPB adopted a statement on the recent judgment C-817/19 of the CJEU on the use of passenger name record data.
Portuguese Data Protection Authority fines the National Institute of Statistics € 4.3 million
he Portuguese DPA issued a Decision imposing a fine of € 4,300,000 to the National Institute of Statistics for violations in the processing of sensitive data.
Italian Supreme Court Grants Global Delisting Order Under National Law
The Italian Supreme Court held that an Italian court or competent data protection authority has jurisdiction to issue a global delisting order.
UK Government Publishes New Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers
Tthe UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) published a voluntary Code of Practice for App Store Operators and App Developers.
EU justice chief confident new US data pact will survive legal challenge
EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders gives a new EU-U.S. data pact a “seven or eight out of 10 chance” of withstanding a legal challenge.
Tracking ads on Twitter puts Musk on a collision course with EU privacy laws
Twitter’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union is being kept very busy indeed by Elon Musk’s erratic piloting of the bird site.
Commission publishes draft adequacy decision for the EU-US
Commission starts process to adopt adequacy decision for safe data flows with the US.
AI photography is taking over social media. Why are some concerned about privacy?
Lensa is transforming selfies into virtual avatars that many have shared online.
OECD adopts landmark agreement on safeguarding privacy in law enforcement and national security data access
OECD countries adopted the first agreement on safeguarding privacy when accessing personal data for national security and law enforcement purposes.
Privacy changes set Apple at odds with UK government over online safety bill
Users will be able to apply end-to-end encryption to all their data stored in the cloud.