European Parliament voted to suspend Privacy Shield: Now what?
On July 5, the European Parliament recommended by way of a non-binding resolution from its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice […]
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The next antitrust standoff — Big Tech’s use of data
Competition regulators have a new cause célèbre: Big Tech’s use of data. From Europe’s top antitrust czar Margrethe Vestager announcing an […]
Stronger data protection rules for EU institutions and agencies
MEPs approved new tightened data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies and agencies on Thursday. The new rules ensure a strong […]
Companies may try to bypass GDPR fines by negotiating with cybercriminals
Europol, the EU’s policing agency, released a report on September 18 in which they warned that EU data protection laws may […]
Brexit and data protection: Laying the odds
For those with responsibility for data protection compliance in the U.K. and abroad the question is a simple one: What […]
EU warns Facebook it faces sanctions over ‘misleading’ T&Cs
European Commission has warned Facebook it will face sanctions unless it changes what it calls its “misleading” terms and conditions. Facebook […]
European consumers organisations launching collective GDPR actions
In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, four European Consumers Organisations launched on 30 May 2018 to coordinate collective […]
Will the UK Meet the EU Adequacy Test?
Unless there is a political earthquake (some would say a miracle) Brexit will happen on 29 March 2019. Many fear […]
Data Protection in the Event of a “No Deal Brexit”
As part of its preparations for a “no deal” scenario when the Article 50 negotiating period comes to an end […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #2
This is latest collection of most interesting articles, reports and publications on privacy, data protection and cyber-security.
GDPR impact on marketing
GDPR has caused a drop-off in third-party cookies on news sites and prompted marketers to alter their ad targeting techniques […]
Brussels targets parties’ misuse of personal voter data
The EU is seeking the power to impose significant fines on European political parties that misuse voters’ personal data to […]