EU

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December 7, 2022

Council adopts common position on Artificial Intelligence Act

Artificial Intelligence Act: Council calls for promoting safe AI that respects fundamental rights.

November 28, 2022

Meta Calls For UK Govt Rethink Over Plans To Scrap EU Laws

Facebook owner Meta is urging UK lawmakers considering legislation to scrap all retained European Union laws by 2024 to maintain some e-commerce rules.

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November 25, 2022

EU legislators chase compromise on ePrivacy Regulation

After months of stagnating debates on the ePrivacy Regulation, EU lawmakers and diplomats have moved on.

November 17, 2022

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

November 15, 2022

Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk

Twitter’s lead regulator in the EU is on its case after the resignation of senior staff in charge of security and privacy compliance.

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November 14, 2022

EU wants Airbnb, rivals to share bookings data with authorities

Under the proposed rules, Airbnb and its peers will have to share data about the number of guests and rented nights with public authorities.

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November 10, 2022

First Settlement Decisions by Belgian Data Protection Authority

Belgian DPA issued its first settlement decisions whereby the cases for alleged cookie infringements were settled by means of payment of 10.000 EUR per case.

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November 9, 2022

MEPs discuss Artificial Intelligence definition, governance

The definition of Artificial Intelligence and how the new EU’s rulebook for this emerging technology will be implemented is the focus of a political meeting.

November 8, 2022

Ireland-led GDPR probe of Yahoo’s cookie banners moves to draft decision review

Ireland’s DPA concluded nvestigation into Yahoo in relation to cookie banners displayed on its media properties and submitted a draft decision to other EU DPAs for review.

November 7, 2022

TikTok privacy update in Europe confirms China staff access to data as GDPR probe continues

TikTok for the first time in its privacy policy for the first time names China as one of several third countries where user data can be remotely accessed from.