GDPR News

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September 16, 2022

Italy backs ban on data tracking in political ads, France hesitates

Italy supports a full ban on targeted advertising based on the tracking of users, but France seems to be on the fence.

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September 16, 2022

Irish data protection watchdog defends handling of social media investigations

Ireland’s regulator has long faced criticism from civil liberties groups in Ireland and across Europe, accusing it of being too soft and too slow.

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September 14, 2022

Czechia pitches compromise on Data Act

The Czech Presidency of the EU Council circulated a new partial compromise on the upcoming data law.

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September 14, 2022

G-7 Privacy Regulators Aim To Ease Turbulent International Data Flows

The goal of the meetings is to gradually align the regulators’ approaches to privacy and better understand domestic rules in each jurisdiction.

September 14, 2022

CNIL fines Infogreffe 250,000 euros

The CNIL imposed a fine of 250,000 euros on INFOGREFFE for braching several GDPR obligations regarding the retention periods and security of personal data.

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September 14, 2022

The German Government is Drafting a Regulation on Cookie Consent Management Services

By regulating the consent management services, the Government aims to encourage websites to use them and reduce the amount of cookie banners on the Internet.

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September 12, 2022

EU Commission to introduce cyber requirements for Internet of Things products

Cyber Resilience Act that will mandate baseline cybersecurity standards for all connected devices and stricter assessment procedures for products.

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September 12, 2022

IAB Europe case referred to CJEU

Brussels Market Court of Appeal referred to Europe’s top court several legal questions in case of IAB Europe’s transparency framework’s GDPR compliance.

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September 9, 2022

Swedish Privacy Agency starting an AI pilot project

The Swedish Privacy Agency (IMY) is now starting a pilot project with regulatory testing activities.

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September 9, 2022

Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe

The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.

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September 9, 2022

Text Messages, Once a Bulwark of Security, Now Seen as Vulnerable

All companies should be using two-factor authentication at least to secure their systems but relying on text messages alone is foolish, cybersecurity experts say.