Amazon Faces EU Inquiry Over Data From Independent Sellers
European antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into the data that Amazon uses from third-party sellers who rely on the […]
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European Commission Releases Factsheet on Artificial Intelligence
On July 4, 2019, the European Commission published a factsheet on artificial intelligence for Europe. In the Factsheet, the European […]
The EU Cybersecurity Act Introduces Certifications and the New Cybersecurity Agency
On June 27, 2019, the EU Regulation on Information and Communication Technology (Cybersecurity Act or Act) became effective introducing, for […]
Cookie consent – What “good” compliance looks like according to the ICO
On 3 July 2019, the UK data protection authority (the ICO) updated its guidance on the rules that apply to […]
EU High-Level Working Group on AI launches pilot phase of Ethics Guidelines and publishes Recommendations for Trustworthy AI
On June 26, 2019, the EU High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI HLEG) announced two important developments: (1) the launch of […]
New rules for biometric EU identity and residence cards given final approval
The European Union’s Council has approved new rules for biometric fingerprint and photo security features of identity and residence cards, […]
SCHREMS 2.0 – the demise of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield?
On July 9th, Europe’s highest court – the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – is set to […]
Irish DPA issues guidance on cloud computing
Irelands data protection authority – Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) – has prepared guidance to assist organisations understand their obligations with […]
Privacy Shield Ombudsperson Confirmed by US Senate
On June 20, 2019, Keith Krach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the Trump administration’s first permanent Privacy […]
EU Commission publishes report on GDPR application issues
The European Commission has published Multistakeholder Expert Group’s report on eperience of application of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR). […]
Consumer contract law in the age of data
As part of its 2015 Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Commission proposed modernising the rules applicable to sales of […]
Privacy Shield and Standard Contractual Clauses will be assessed by European Courts
On the first and second of the July, the General Court of the European Union (which is part of the […]