EU

A close-up of a laptop on a desk, showing a partially visible screen displaying a grid of photos. The keyboard is prominent in the foreground, with a reflective touchpad. The background is slightly blurred, featuring another device or monitor.

October 4, 2021

Ad trackers continue to collect Europeans’ data without consent under the GDPR

On average, 500,000 ad impressions served per day earlier this year contradicted the data-collection choices people made as required under Europe’s privacy law.

The image shows the flag of the European Union, featuring a circle of twelve yellow stars centered on a blue background. The flag appears to be waving, giving it a sense of movement and fluidity. The stars are evenly spaced and have five points each.

October 4, 2021

EDPB Adopts Opinion on Draft South Korea Adequacy Decision

EDPB announced that it had adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea.

A tin filled with homemade sandwich cookies. The cookies are golden brown with a crunchy texture. They are paired with a creamy filling, possibly chocolate. The tin has a colorful striped pattern on the edges and is lined with white parchment paper.

September 29, 2021

EDPB establishes cookie banner taskforce

During its latest plenary, the EDPB decided to set up a taskforce to coordinate the response to complaints concerning cookie banners.

A digital composite image featuring a woman's face overlaid with a circuit board pattern on the right. The background is filled with colorful lines of programming code. The combination suggests a connection between human intelligence and technology or artificial intelligence.

September 23, 2021

Digital welfare fraud detection and the Dutch SyRI judgment

A ruling by a Dutch court in 2020 struck down the state’s digital welfare fraud detection system because it lacked protections to individual privacy.

September 22, 2021

EU considers canceling trade, data flow talks with US

The planned EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council meeting Sept. 29 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is now in jeopardy with the EU threatening to cancel.

September 21, 2021

Washington says a transatlantic data deal is close. Brussels disagrees.

The EU and the US have been working on a deal since July last year.

September 19, 2021

EU chief announces cybersecurity law for connected devices

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday (15 September) a Cyber Resilience Act aimed at setting common cybersecurity standards for connected devices.