Europe to US: Pass new laws if you want a data-transfer deal
Věra Jourová says new rules are needed to limit the bulk collection of Europeans’ data.
Věra Jourová says new rules are needed to limit the bulk collection of Europeans’ data.
The European Commission will on Friday adopt revamped data transfer tools with more legal and privacy safeguards to allow companies to transfer Europeans’ data securely around the world.
TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app, was given one month by European Union regulators and consumer protection watchdogs to address concerns over the safety of children’s data on the platform.
Online privacy activists are challenging websites that don’t offer a simple “yes or no” choice on allowing “cookies,” trying to encourage users to agree to their activity being tracked.
The Court of Appeal’s conclusion that the ‘Immigration Exemption’ in Schedule 2 to the DPA 2018 is not compliant with the GDPR creates two data protection headaches for Government.
The EDPS launched two investigations regarding the use of cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission.
The European Parliament voted in favour of a resolution calling on the European Commission to open an infringement procedure against Ireland for failing to enforce the GDPR.
Clearview AI Inc. was hit by a wave of complaints across Europe for allegedly breaking the region’s tough privacy laws by scraping billions of facial images from social-media profiles and the internet.
Appeal court ruling means people denied settled status or immigration visas can see records used in the case.
Data protection experts claim Microsoft’s decision to create an EU Data Boundary is a tacit admission that it routinely transfers and processes the personal data of European citizens outside the bloc.
The EU Cloud Code of Conduct, which aims to help IT buyers source GDPR-compliant cloud services, has found favour with the European Data Protection Board.
Proposed EU rules targeting Facebook, Google and other large online platforms should include privacy rights for users as well as their right to anonymity.