EU publishes revised draft ePrivacy Regulation
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 21 February 2020 published revised text of the proposed ePrivacy […]
EU
Lack of big tech GDPR decisions looms large in EU watchdog’s annual report
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner – the lead European Union privacy regulator for most of big tech – has put out […]
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection
Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them […]
European Commission publishes data strategy, AI white paper
On Wednesday, the commission released its EU data strategy. The document outlines the commission’s five-year plan for “policy measures and investments […]
Automated facial recognition breaches GDPR, says EU digital chief
Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s executive vice president for digital affairs, has said that automated facial recognition breaches GDPR as […]
EU backs away from call for blanket ban on facial recognition tech
New draft of AI paper drops suggestion of five-year moratorium on surveillance tech. In a draft of a paper on […]
GDPR enforcement is on fire!
Data protection authorities (DPAs) are rapidly increasing their GDPR enforcement activities and here are some trends coming to surface. While […]
European parliament says it will not use facial recognition tech
Statement comes after leaked memo on use of technology in security provoked outcry The European parliament has insisted it has […]
EU seeks ‘clear criteria’ for use of biometric AI on mass scale
There should be “clear criteria” in the future mass-scale rollout of Biometric Identification Systems in the EU, a recently leaked […]
GDPR compliance is the key to a smooth transition through Brexit
Brexit’s effect on data laws demands that data management remains a top business priority for UK organisations. During the 11 […]
14% of Android app privacy policies contain contradictions about data collection
An analysis of 11,430 Play Store apps found that 14.2% used a privacy policy with contradicting statements about user data […]
Croatian Presidency tempers expectations on ePrivacy progress
The Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union is the just the latest EU presidency to try to […]