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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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. […]
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. […]
EU regulator warns Europol could be breaking data rules
Law enforcement agency Europol is likely to have mishandled troves of personal data in breach of the agency’s own rules, […]
Global AI fight heats up over health data
Spat over a Microsoft health data project highlights growing European distrust of U.S. tech. The French government made that clear […]
IAB Europe warns of ‘chilling effect’ on open-source compliance solutions if GDPR breach interpretation upheld
Digital advertising association IAB Europe has hit out at a preliminary report by the Belgian Data Protection Authority finding that […]
IAB Europe’s ad tracking consent framework found to fail GDPR standard
A flagship framework for gathering Internet users’ consent for targeting with behavioral ads — which is designed by ad industry […]
EU regulators draw up ‘hit list’ of tech giants to share data with small rivals
European Union regulators have reportedly drawn up a “hit list” of around 20 tech giants, potentially including Facebook, Apple and […]
German lawsuit accuses Amazon of breaking EU privacy law
Amazon faces a lawsuit in Germany over claims it has continued to transfer data to the United States using an […]
UK government under pressure to prove data adequacy to EU
The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to convince Brussels regulators that the country’s data protection landscape is fit […]
Google Analytics Gets A Major Privacy And Machine Learning-Focused Overhaul
Google is revamping Google Analytics for a world in which privacy plays center stage and identifiers are exiting stage left. […]
EU nations call for ‘soft law solutions’ in future Artificial Intelligence regulation
Fourteen EU countries have set out their position on the future regulation of Artificial Intelligence, urging the European Commission to […]