The OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP) held a special meeting on June 8 to consider a second update on the work of an informal drafting group on government access to personal data held by the private sector.
The EDPB adopted its first urgent binding decision pursuant to Art. 66(2) GDPR.
BEUC filed complaints with the European Commission and the European network of consumer authorities, saying WhatsApp was unfairly pressuring users.
A group of privacy-first tech companies have published an open letter today asking EU and US regulators to take action and ban surveillance-based advertising.
The European Parliament adopted the final version of the ePrivacy derogation enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages.
Hoff couldn’t give a conclusive timeline to when a new Privacy Shield agreement would be on the books, but there has not been any lull in the conversations.
Europe’s tech chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned iPhone maker Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off competition on its App Store.
In January, a majority of EU politicians backed a legislative initiative to call for a bloc-wide directive on the issue.
European internet service providers can hand over the personal details of customers who are accused of illegally downloading content, the EU’s top court ruled.
The use of Artificial Intelligence in law enforcement and the judiciary should be subject to strong safeguards and human oversight, says the Civil Liberties Committee.
There have been further calls from EU institutions to outlaw biometric surveillance in public.
Restricting data flows in Europe might lead to economic damage worth €2 trillion by 2030, roughly the size of Italy’s economy, and result in two million fewer new jobs, a new industry study has warned.