EU

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November 2, 2022

Data Protection Bill: Consultation to delay UK GDPR replacement

The Data Protection Bill, the UK’s post-Brexit replacement for EU GDPR data laws, faces further delays as a new consultation is planned.

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November 1, 2022

Where did all the “reject” buttons come from?!

More and more websites have added an option to say “no” to cookies and other tracking- as foreseen by the GDPR. Where did this trend come from?

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October 31, 2022

The Commission’s gross violation of privacy — endangering encryption

The EU has fallen for the myth that it’s possible to keep us safer by weakening the very thing that protects us.

October 28, 2022

The EU’s temptation to break end-to-end encryption

Fight against Child Sexual Abuse Materials and the impact it may have on end-to-end encryption.

October 19, 2022

MEPs tear up Biden’s Privacy Shield successor

The Executive Order of the US President is not enough, say members of the European Parliament.

October 18, 2022

AI Act: EU Parliament’s discussions heat up over facial recognition

EU lawmakers held first political debate on the AI Act as the discussion moved to more sensitive topics like the highly debated issue of biometric recognition.

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October 14, 2022

Privacy activists warn against removing compensation for data protection breaches

The Advocate General of the CJEU issued an opinion, which privacy advocates fear could further limit possibilities to get compensation for GDPR breaches.

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October 13, 2022

EDPB adopts “wish list” of procedural aspects, first EU data protection seal and a statement on digital euro

EDPB adopts a list of aspects in national procedural law to harmonice, issued opinion onthe first EU data protection seal and a statement on digital euro.