Data portability in the EU: An obscure data subject right
Contrary to the well-known access right, data portability allows data subjects to obtain and reuse their personal data, at least in theory.
GDPR News
CJEU confirms that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data
The national court may not impose a temporal limitation on the effects of a declaration of invalidity of a national law that provides for such retention
Online data brokers: ‘What they can buy is pretty troubling’
John Oliver took aim at the dark art of data brokers, raising the alarm on unregulated practices that many internet users are unaware of.
Data Protection Authorities Propose GDPR Fines for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank
Data Protection Authorities in Ireland and Denmark have proposed sizeable financial penalties for Bank of Ireland and Danske Bank for violations of the GDPR.
BakerHostetler Launches 2022 Data Security Incident Response Report — Resilience And Perseverance
Ransomware remained the most prevalent and impactful type of data security incident.
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Rules Despite Industry Criticism
Lawmakers are set to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, and plan measures that could see unregulated exchanges cut off.
Apple, Meta Gave User Data to Hackers With Forged Legal Requests
Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. provided customer data to hackers who masqueraded as law enforcement officials.
China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities
The technology improves on existing software, which simply collects data but leaves it to people to organize.
France says ‘defence secrecy’ in police surveillance operations is constitutional
Constitutional court finds that invoking ‘defence secrecy’ to withhold information about the state hacking of EncroChat cryptophones is constitutional.
Apple iOS privacy clampdown ‘did little’ to reduce tracking
Double-standard rules have strengthened iGiant’s gatekeeper power.
Google Bans Dozens of Apps Containing Illicit Data-Harvesting Software
Everything from the weather to prayer apps were found to contain hidden code that could harvest a user’s location, email address, phone number and more.
Google is testing its new Privacy Sandbox settings in Chrome
Google is starting “origin trials” for its Chrome Privacy Sandbox, its new system for serving targeted ads without using cookies.