Commission to present revamped ePrivacy proposal
The European Commission will present a revised ePrivacy proposal as part of the forthcoming Croatian Presidency of the EU, Internal […]
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Facebook warns EU regulators seeking data access about privacy, liability risks
Facebook warned European Union regulators on Monday against forcing tech giants to open their vast troves of data to rivals, […]
FISA reauthorization: What will Europe think?
US Congress is considering permanently reauthorizing four provisions, two of which are unused, of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that […]
Facebook Testing a Way to Let You Move Photos to Rival Sites
The company, accused by the E.U. of stifling competition, is trying a tool in Ireland that would allow users to […]
EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s data collection
Competition enforcers on both sides of the Atlantic are now looking into how dominant tech companies use and monetise data. […]
Top 10 GDPR Breaches in 2019 Cause €402.6 Million Fines
Enormous fines imposed for data breaches in 2019 prove that regulators have become severe about penalizing companies and organizations that […]
AG Opinion in Schrems II Delayed
The Advocate General’s (AG) Opinion in Case C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (so called “Schrems […]
EU releases progress report on draft ePrivacy Regulation
The Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) on November […]
EU Member States reject ePrivacy Regulation’s draft
On 22 November 2019, the Permanent Representatives Committee of the Council of the European Union (COREPER) has rejected the Council’s […]
Europe’s First Big Privacy Crackdown on Big Tech Is Coming Next Year
The Irish Data Protection Commission was due to give its draft decision on a WhatsApp privacy case in December, but […]
EU Commissioner Vestager to present new AI law at the start of 2020
Over the next three months, European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager will draft a new European law for AI. As of December, […]
EU could introduce political ad rules for Facebook and Twitter
Vera Jourova, EU commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality, said in a CNBC interview lawmakers in Brussels will introduce […]