Leaked opinion of the Commission sets off alarm bells for mass surveillance of private communications
The Opinion of a Commission review board about proposal for a ‘Legislation to effectively tackle child sexual abuse’ shows strong concerns.
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EU Commission: Belgium Data Protection Authority lacks independence
The Commission has decided to send a reasoned opinion to Belgium for failing to ensure full independence of its Data Protection Authority.
Commission opens an infringement procedure against Belgium on the independence of its Data Protection Authority
The Commission sent formal notice to Belgium for violating Article 52 of the GDPR, which states that the DPA shall be independent.
UK gets data flows deal from EU — for now
The U.K.’s digital businesses can breathe a sigh of relief today as the European Commission has officially signed off on data adequacy for the (now) third country, post-Brexit.
The EU has introduced a new ‘digital’ ID
The European Commission wants to develop an app that would contain the digital version of your identity card.
EU to take legal action targeting Belgian privacy regulator
The Belgian regulator’s ability to act independently is in doubt because several of its officials are also affiliated with the government.
EU Commission publishes new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC)
the Commission issued modernised standard contractual clauses under the GDPR for data transfers from controllers or processors in the EU/EEA (or otherwise subject to the GDPR) to controllers or processors established outside the EU/EEA (and not subject to the GDPR).
MEPs urge the Commission to amend UK adequacy decisions
The European Commission should amend its draft decision on UK data protection to bring it in line with EU court rulings and the opinions of the EU privacy supervisor.
European Commission Publishes Proposal for Artificial Intelligence Act
The European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on a European approach for Artificial Intelligence. The Proposal follows a public consultation on the Commission’s white paper on AI published in February 2020.
EU says ‘no major breach detected so far’ following significant cyber attack
The European Commission and other European Union (EU) institutions have been hit by a cyber attack significant enough for senior officials to be alerted.
EU Data Privacy Watchdogs Urged to Sort Out ‘Public Squabbles’
European Union privacy regulators must sort out their “public squabbles” over the enforcement of the bloc’s data-protection rules or its executive body may consider moving to a more centralized model to target violations.
CJEU fines Spain €15 million for failure to implement Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Spain to pay the European Commission 15.5 million euros and a potential daily fine thereafter for failing to transpose the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680).