Data watchdog raps EU asylum body for snooping
The European Asylum Support Office combed through social media to monitor refugee routes to Europe for three years. The agency […]
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EDPS investigates European Parliament’s 2019 election activities and takes enforcement actions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is carrying out an investigation into the European Parliament’s use of a US-based political […]
Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe
Microsoft said it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with […]
EU institution staff ‘unaware’ of Microsoft data misuse
Members of staff working across the EU institutions are “not aware” of the extent to which the US tech firm […]
Spanish Supervisory Authority and EDPS release guidance on hashing for data pseudonymization and anonymization purposes
On November 4, 2019, the Spanish Supervisory Authority (“AEPD”), in collaboration with the European Data Protection Supervisor, published guidance on the […]
EU contracts with Microsoft raising ‘serious’ data concerns
Europe’s chief data protection watchdog has raised concerns over contractual arrangements between Microsoft and the European Union institutions which are […]
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 […]
EDPS issues note on data transfers following Brexit
On 16 July 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an information note on international data transfers after Brexit. […]
European Data Protection Board Issues Opinion on U.S. CLOUD Act
On July 10, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]
EDPB and the EDPS consider the European Commission to be a processor of patient data in the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure
On July 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]
EDPS flags data protection issues on EU institutions’ websites
An inspection carried out by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on the websites of major EU institutions and bodies […]
EDPS: We need to talk about terms and conditions
Terms of service are generally designed to safeguard a service provider against legal challenges. These terms are not like a […]