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November 12, 2020

European Data Protection Board Issues Schrems II Recommendations

Following the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) decision in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and […]

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November 6, 2020

German Presidency charts new COVID19 ‘metadata’ rules in leaked ePrivacy text

The German EU Council presidency is seeking to permit the processing of metadata in online communications for ‘monitoring epidemics’ or […]

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November 5, 2020

EU finance ministers call for GDPR clarity as they back greater info-sharing to tackle money laundering

EU finance ministers are calling for clarity on data protection rules as they seek to harmonise anti money laundering regulations […]

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November 5, 2020

Privacy Shield Is Gone. So What Now?

With companies no longer able to rely on Privacy Shield for protection, companies have two main options available to them: […]

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November 3, 2020

More GDPR applied in the UK than in Italy & France Combined

A report released by BuyShares has revealed that the United Kingdom tops for the imposition of data breach penalties with […]

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October 31, 2020

‘Accept cookies’ banners are undermining privacy

Amid the flurry of new privacy laws over the past few years like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies […]

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October 30, 2020

NOYB Approved to File Class Actions and Claim Damages in Front of Belgian Courts

On October 29, 2020, the non-governmental organization co-founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, None of Your Business (NOYB), announced it […]

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October 30, 2020

EU data transfer laws might destroy Transatlantic commerce

Data privacy decisions from Europe this summer may have a large impact Transatlantic commerce. In fact, if the U.S. and […]

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October 30, 2020

European Parliament’s COVID website overrun with US web trackers

The European Parliament’s coronavirus test management website is overrun with user tracking requests, some of which are attempting to siphon […]

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October 27, 2020

EU parliament backs tighter rules on behavioural ads

The EU parliament has backed a call for tighter regulations on behavioral ads (aka microtargeting) in favor of less intrusive, […]

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October 27, 2020

Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm

Former Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge against the company in Europe, arguing that its “robo-firing” practices contravene GDPR. […]

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October 26, 2020

Half of large companies to adopt privacy-enhancing computation by 2025

Half of large organisations will implement privacy-enhancing computation for processing data in untrusted environments within five years, Gartner has predicted. […]

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European Data Protection Board Issues Schrems II Recommendations

German Presidency charts new COVID19 ‘metadata’ rules in leaked ePrivacy text

Privacy Shield Is Gone. So What Now?

EU data transfer laws might destroy Transatlantic commerce

European Parliament’s COVID website overrun with US web trackers

EU parliament backs tighter rules on behavioural ads

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