EU Fines Facebook $122 Million Over Disclosures in WhatsApp Deal
The penalty is one of the largest fines against the social network and comes amid growing scrutiny of how the […]
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Member states want looser data rules in draft ePrivacy bill
EU member states are divided over a proposal to change privacy rules for telecoms operators, with some countries calling for […]
Facebook Gets Fined By 2 European Privacy Regulators
On Tuesday Dutch and French data protection authorities issued fines to Facebook saying that its data handling practices broke their countries’ privacy […]
Why artificial intelligences should have to explain their actions
The emerging “right to an explanation” movement is focused on providing consumers with personalized, easy to understand algorithmic transparency. Source: […]
The DPO role: A quick survey
The survey asked 10 questions, variously posed as Yes/No, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-box answers. The final two questions dealt with the […]
Rising to the Legal Challenges of Big Data
Big data analytics is used by businesses all around the world. Big data can help to make better decisions and improve […]
The state of privacy 2017: EDPS provides mid-mandate report
On May 4 European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, published his mid-mandate report “The state of privacy 2017: EDPS provides mid-mandate report”. […]
Integrating transparency into your day-to-day operations to be GDPR ready
New EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires controllers to provide much more information to data subject that existing EU […]
Article 29 Working Party ‘welcomes’ proposed ePrivacy Regulation
The Article 29 Working Party has issued its opinion on the proposed ePrivacy Regulation, saying “it welcomes the proposal” and […]
Jourová: I will launch a massive information campaign on data protection
Data protection is only getting more important. Yet, most people simply do not care enough about protecting their personal data. […]
EDPS addresses DPOs in Italy
European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, gave a speech at the ASSO DPO conference in Milan. In his speech he […]
Encryption May Lower Fines Under New EU Privacy Regime
New EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes with high fines – up to 20 million Euros or 4% of […]