Civil Liberties MEPs back stronger rules for EU institutions
Civil Liberties MEPs approved the deal reached with Council on new rules to strengthen data protection in EU institutions, bodies […]
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The Future of International Data Transfers
With the current focus on the coming into effect of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one could (almost) […]
AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in GDPR research project
An experimental European research project applied machine learning technology to big tech’s privacy policies — to see whether AI can […]
EU Parliament votes to suspend Privacy Shield
On July 4 the European Parliament voted for non-binding resolution on suspension Privacy Shield. It was passed 303 to 223 […]
Top EU Court Embraces Anonymity for Litigants
Starting with July 1 the European Court of Justice (CJEU) no longer plans to identify people who are the subject […]
Facebook Says EU Data Unlikely Shared With Cambridge Analytica
Facebook Inc. said private data about its European users may not have fallen into the hands of Cambridge Analytica after […]
UK urged to accept CJEU jurisdiction on data protection
The UK government should accept the jurisdiction of the EU’s highest court to rule on matters of data protection post-Brexit, […]
Seek new data deal with EU immediately, MPs tell May
The UK government should immediately open talks to secure a Data Adequacy Decision from the European Commission, MPs said in […]
Websites and online advertisers test limits of European privacy law
Businesses engaged in online advertising are taking divergent approaches to a new European data protection law, with some shutting services […]
DPAs: Full steam ahead at the European Data Protection Board
The GDPR’s cooperation and consistency mechanism will now be put to a test at the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) […]
Belgium Publised Draft GDPR Implementation Legislation
Belgium’s Parliament published a draft law on June 12 that aims to bring the country’s data protection legislation in line […]
North American, UK, Asian regulators press EU on data privacy exemption
Financial watchdogs from North America, Britain and Asia are urgently seeking a formal exemption from the European Union’s tough new […]