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July 5, 2022

UK data protection reform: What is in the government’s proposals?

Bird & Bird Associate Emma Drake, CIPP/E, breaks down the proposals in the U.K.’s response to data reform consultation.

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July 4, 2022

German Federal Office for Information Security Publishes Security Requirements for Healthcare Apps

German Federal Office for Information Security published technical guidelines on security requirements for healthcare apps.

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July 4, 2022

Amended Europol Regulation weakens data protection supervision

EDPS expressed its concerns that the amended Europol Regulation weakens the fundamental right to data protection and oversight of the Europol.

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July 4, 2022

Europe’s online child abuse law will make us all less safe

If passed, the proposal would essentially create a mass surveillance regime across the EU.

July 4, 2022

French Council of State confirms €35 million Amazon fine

The Council of State kept in force 35 million euro fine imposed on Amazon.

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July 1, 2022

‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm

A German ad-tech trial features what Vodafone calls “digital tokens.” Should you be worried?

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July 1, 2022

Google Analytics banned in several European countries due to GDPR violations

The Italian data protection authority found that a local web publisher’s use of it violated GDPR rules.

July 1, 2022

Google’s ‘deceptive’ account sign-up process targeted with GDPR complaints

Consumer rights groups in Europe have filed a series of privacy complaints against Google, accusing them of deceptive design around the account creation process.

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June 28, 2022

EU Commission rejects criticism of GDPR monitoring

The European Commission has described as “unfounded” claims that it does not collect sufficient information to monitor the implementation of data protection rules in Ireland.