Even ticking a box does not necessarily mean consent is freely given
Digiday spoke to Giovanni Buttarelli, European data protection supervisor, to hear whether media and advertising businesses have done enough to […]
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EU to check for GDPR violations in Microsoft’s contracts with EU institutions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Union’s data protection watchdog, has started an investigation into Microsoft’s contracts with […]
EDPS publishes 2018 Annual Report
The 2018 Annual Report provides an insight into all European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) activities in 2018. Chief among these […]
EDPS: Alternative business models are needed
Submitting his 2018 Annual Report to the European Parliament LIBE Hearing today, the European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, said […]
EDPS Guidelines on assessing the proportionality of measures that limit privacy
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) intends to issue Guidelines for assessing the proportionality of measures that limit the fundamental […]
EDPS calls for closer alignment between consumer and data protection rules in the EU
Consumer law and data protection can no longer afford to work in silos. The EU needs a big-picture approach to addressing systemic […]
EDPS calls for closer alignment between consumer and data protection rules in the EU
Consumer and data protection law share the common goal of redressing imbalances between the individual and powerful companies. It is […]
The urgent case for a new ePrivacy law
In his blog Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, argues why European Union needs to adopt new ePrivacy Regulation and why GDPR […]
First significant GDPR fines in the pipeline
The European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, says that we can expect to see DPAs take enforcement action soon. He said […]
Are Google and Facebook Undermining Europe’s Privacy Rules?
There are growing concerns from regulators, publishers, and privacy watchdogs about the ways that two internet giants—Google and Facebook—plan to […]
EU: data-harvesting tech firms are ‘sweatshops of connected world’
The European data protection supervisor has hit out at social media and tech firms over the recent constant stream of […]
EDPS launches ‘Privacy by Design’ contest for health apps
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has announced the launch of a contest to design mobile health (m-health) applications implementing […]