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 […]
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EU institution staff ‘unaware’ of Microsoft data misuse
Members of staff working across the EU institutions are “not aware” of the extent to which the US tech firm […]
Regulating Facial Recognition Tech – Where Are We Now?
While there are clearly now multiple efforts to curtail the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in the public realm, […]
EU Council releases revised draft ePrivacy Regulation
On 30 October, 2019, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union released revised text of the proposed ePrivacy […]
Finland eyes ePrivacy agreement before year’s end
The Presidency of the EU Council is expected to propose yet another iteration of the ePrivacy text for the next […]
This Is What the Future of A.I. Regulation Could Look Like
The German Data Ethics Commission has produced a series of recommendations for regulating algorithms and artificial intelligence. Its ideas will […]
EU-US Privacy Shield passes third Commission ‘health check’
The European Commission published its report on the third annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield. This despite the EU […]
Where does the GDPR fine money go?
On 8 July 2019, the UK’s ICO issued British Airways with a £183 million penalty for violations and just one […]
EBF publishes proposals on Cyber incident reporting
In order to ensure that financial institutions are able to quickly and effectively report cyber incidents without at the same […]
Only 25% of companies disclose data breaches despite GDPR
A high number of businesses in Europe are choosing to not disclose cyber-security breaches to the public, despite the risk […]
Potential Brexit deal reached; data transfers remain, for now
More than three years after the U.K. voted in a referendum to leave the EU, a proposed Brexit deal is […]
Facebook can be ordered to remove content worldwide
The E.U. Court of Justice ruled that Facebook and other platforms will need to remove information or block access to […]