Andrew Yang proposes that your digital data be considered personal property
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang published his latest policy proposal: to treat data as a property right. Announcing […]
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EU and US work on electronic evidence agreement
European Commission and U.S. Department of Justice officials met on September 25 to begin formal negotiations on an EU-U.S. agreement […]
Pre-Checked Cookie Consent Invalid, EU Court Rules
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) this morning ruled that storing cookies requires internet users’ active consent. […]
France plans to scan social media for tax fraud
France ’s data protection watchdog has urged caution over plans to allow authorities to monitor individuals’ social media posts and […]
Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case
Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means […]
Secret FBI Subpoenas Scoop Up Personal Data From Scores of Companies
The F.B.I. has used secret subpoenas to obtain personal data from far more companies than previously disclosed. The requests, which […]
EDPS publishes opinion on communication data as personal data
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published, on 11 September 2019, the pleading notes before the Court of Justice of […]
Startup HiQ Labs may collect data from people’s LinkedIn profiles, court rules
Company called HiQ Labs wins court OK to scrape profiles on LinkedIn for data about people’s lives and connections. LinkedIn […]
Facebook: Charting a Way Forward on Privacy and Data Portability
To build portability tools people can trust and use effectively, online services need clear rules about what kinds of data […]
Build an Online Presence Without Giving Up Privacy
Every social network might as well be LinkedIn. Every hiring manager will do a Google search on your name, most […]
Spanish court determines that energy consumption data is personal data
Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that energy consumption data is protected by the Law on Data Protection as they are […]
EU-US launch talks on e-evidence access
EU member states have approved a mandate for the European Commission to launch international negotiations with the U.S. to speed […]