Government will not say if spyware is used to monitor Irish citizens
Ireland won’t reveal whether it spys on its citizens.
European Commission
EU Parliament study slams online child abuse material proposal
The European Commission’s plans to combat the spread of CSAM have sparked vehement debate due to its potential invasion of privacy.
European Commission Plans to Improve Cooperation Between Supervisory Authorities in Cross-Border GDPR Cases
The European Commission launched an initiative to further specify procedural aspects relating to the enforcement of the GDPR.
European Parliament Committee calls to reject EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs issued a Draft Motion for a Resolution demanding that the European Commission not grant adequacy to the newly proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
Europe-wide overhaul of GDPR monitoring triggered by ICCL
Following the actions of ICCL, the EU Commission is launching routine assessments of all “large-scale” GDPR cases across Europe.
TikTok in Europe’s crosshairs
Chinese-owned app TikTok faces increasing backlash from European politicians and regulators.
Meta’s EU data transfer case faces Article 65 dispute resolution mechanism
The destiny of Meta’s data transfer to the U.S. may depend on a critical Article 65 dispute resolution procedure within the European Union.
EU institutions sign European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles
Presidents of the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council signed the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles.
Commission publishes draft adequacy decision for the EU-US
Commission starts process to adopt adequacy decision for safe data flows with the US.
Dark patterns, online ads will be potential targets for the next Commission, Reynders says
Transparency in the online advertising market, dark patterns and ‘cookie fatigue’ are all topics on which the Commission might regulate in the next mandate.
The Commission’s gross violation of privacy — endangering encryption
The EU has fallen for the myth that it’s possible to keep us safer by weakening the very thing that protects us.
The EU’s temptation to break end-to-end encryption
Fight against Child Sexual Abuse Materials and the impact it may have on end-to-end encryption.