EU and Japan agreed to create the world’s largest area of safe data flows
On July 17 the EU and Japan successfully concluded their talks on reciprocal adequacy. They agreed to recognise each other’s […]
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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 […]
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) […]