EDPS publishes opinion on communication data as personal data
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published, on 11 September 2019, the pleading notes before the Court of Justice of […]
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Privacy Shield review goes on
US  Administration will host the third annual joint review of the European Union–United States Privacy Shield Framework in Washington, D.C. […]
The role of the UK representative post-Brexit
If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal Nov. 1, it will automatically cease to be a […]
New Calculation Model for Data Protection Fines in Germany
In June, the conference of the German Data Protection Authorities (Datenschutzkonferenz) approved a concept for the calculation of GDPR fines. […]
Top European Court to Review National Data Retention Laws
The Court of Justice for the European Union will hear challenges to the data retention laws of the UK, Belgium, […]
EU data caught in Facebook audio transcribing
The social networking giant initially said no local users were affected, but 48 EU citizens had their information collected without […]
EU-US launch talks on e-evidence access
EU member states have approved a mandate for the European Commission to launch international negotiations with the U.S. to speed […]
Commission urges member states to allocate resources to DPAs
In July, the European Commission urged European countries to allocate sufficient human, financial and technical resources to national data protection […]
How GDPR changes the rules for scientific research?
The implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) raises a series of challenges for scientific research, especially regarding research […]
Businesses race to keep data flowing under a no-deal Brexit
Brexit might mean the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, but that does not mean […]
EU Parliament publishes study on Blockchain and GDPR
In recent times, there has been much discussion in policy circles, academia and the private sector regarding the tension between […]
Irish Data Protection Commission looking at Instagram data scraping
The Irish Data Protection Commission, a key EU data regulator, wants to know whether EU subjects were affected by the […]