EU Commission: Belgium Data Protection Authority lacks independence
The Commission has decided to send a reasoned opinion to Belgium for failing to ensure full independence of its Data Protection Authority.
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South Korea Is Giving Millions of Photos to Facial Recognition Researchers
Travelers to the country are having their biometric data given to private companies under a program recently uncovered by civil rights advocates.
Some clarification for EU data transfers on the horizon
The European Commission’s Bruno Gencarelli offers some clarity and updates on the state of EU data transfers at the IAPP Data Protection Congress 2021.
Bitcoin’s big code upgrade improves privacy and security
The update improves both privacy and security for complicated transactions through new signatures that make them look like any other exchange.
Facebook plans to remove thousands of sensitive ad-targeting options
Facebook plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to “sensitive” topics, such as race, health, religious practices, political beliefs or sexual orientation.
Top UK court blocks legal action against Google over internet tracking
Campaigners sought to sue for £3bn damages on behalf of millions of iPhone users in England and Wales.
‘Dark patterns’: Regulators eye tech tricks that hurt consumers
Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, state regulators and others are lining up for a possible crackdown on auto-renewals and other potentially deceptive practices.
U.S. Treasury Is Buying Private App Data to Target People
The department will use controversial firm Babel Street to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers, raising constitutional concerns.
Half of UK data protection fines still unpaid
More than half of data protection fines issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office over the last two years, totalling more than £5m, have not been paid.
There’s been a big rise in monitoring workers at home
More companies are turning to remote monitoring tools to keep tabs on their employees while working from home.
Progress on the Pending EU ePrivacy Regulation
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed a number of amendments to three chapters of the draft ePrivacy Regulation.
Belgian Supreme Court rules that GDPR fine may imposed even where a data subject’s personal data were not processed
The Belgian Supreme Court ruled that a data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority against a processing practice that violates the GDPR, even where the data subject’s personal data were not processed.