EU wants UK to share more data before it grants access to crime-fighting system
European parliamentary committee says UK should share same amount of fingerprint data as member states. The UK should be denied […]
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No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body
On 4 May, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted an updated version of its guidelines on consent. EDPB stated […]
COVID-19 contact tracing apps being deployed around the world
As countries begin to lift lockdowns from COVID-19, they are relying on contact tracing apps to identify and break the […]
GDPR Compliance Site Leaks Git Data, Passwords
Researchers discovered a .git folder exposing passwords and more for a website that gives advice to organizations about complying with […]
Europe’s Privacy Law Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates
Nearly two years in, there has been little enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation, once seen as ushering in […]
EDPB adopts further COVID-19 guidance
During its 23rd plenary session, the EDPB adopted guidelines on the processing of health data for research purposes in the […]
The EDPB Responds to the European Commission’s Recommendation on COVID-19 Mobile Apps
On April 14, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the EDPB) published a letter in response to the European Commission’s […]
EU publishes toolbox for coronavirus tracking apps
Contact tracing apps, if fully compliant with EU rules and well coordinated, can play a key role in all phases […]
Privacy issues for employers during COVID-19
As COVID-19 becomes our new normal, we increasingly see the tension between protecting the public’s health and privacy rights. Employers […]
EU Civil Liberties Committee Monitoring Use of Tracking Technology to Fight COVID-19
The head of the EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee says the group is monitoring efforts to use smartphone data tracking […]
Irish data protection commissioner liaises with European colleagues over Zoom concerns
The Data Protection Commission (DPC), the Irish data supervisory authority headed up by Helen Dixon, has asked other data protection […]
EU data watchdog calls for pan-European coronavirus tracking app
Europe’s data protection watchdog has called for a single coronavirus tracking app to be used across the EU, stating that a tool […]