Europe’s surveillance crisis
Law enforcement and security agencies are bristling at orders to limit their data collection practices.
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ECHR: Bulgaria’s surveillance laws breach European human rights convention
Court ruled that Bulgaria violates the European Convention of Human Rights when it comes to secret surveillance and accessing of communication data.
New W3C Group Aims To Dial Back The Rhetoric And Get Practical About Post-Cookie Tech
The new W3C Private Advertising Technology Community Group will incubate tech solutions that make online advertising work better without hurting privacy.
Austrian Supervisory Authority Finds that Website Deploying Google Analytics Carried out Unlawful Transfers to the US
The Austrian DPA found that a website that implemented the free version of Google analytics violated the GDPR’s rules on international data transfers.
Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Lawsuit claims company set ‘unfair price’ by taking users’ personal data without proper compensation.
European parliament found to have broken EU rules on data transfers and cookie consents
The European Union’s chief data protection supervisor has sanctioned the European Parliament for a series of breaches of the bloc’s data protection rules.
Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data
EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency.
Polish leader admits country bought powerful Israeli spyware
The leader of Poland’s ruling conservative party has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group.
New privacy tool prevents data brokers from hoarding your data
Incogni helps prevent data brokers from storing and selling your personal information.
Meghan Markle awarded 1 pound privacy damages, much more for copyright
Duchess Meghan’s victory over a British tabloid for publishing her personal letter to her dad will get her 1 pound now and substantially more later.
French watchdog fines Google 150 million euros for cookie compliance failure
CNIL fined Google LLC €90 million and Google Ireland Limited €60 million about the way cookies can be refused on the websites google.fr and youtube.com.
Patreon subs in sterling or euros open GDPR legal liability
Patreon subs in sterling or euros open GDPR legal liability even if you’ve got no other EU legal presence