European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce to Discuss Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
On August 10, 2020, U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission announced they have initiated discussions to evaluate the […]
GDPR
UK data watchdog having a hard time making GDPR fines stick
British Airways expects the fine for its 2018 credit card data leak to be just 10.8 per cent of the […]
The countdown is on for TikTok after Schrems II
Given the US’ threatened actions against TikTok and the outcome of Schrems II, it is clear that the spotlight is […]
Google victory in German top court over right to be forgotten
A German court has sided with Google and rejected requests to wipe entries from search results. The cases hinged on […]
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests
Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations […]
Uber Drivers Sue to Gain Access to its Secret Algorithms
Uber’s power lies In information asymmetry. This EU court case could help end it. Four United Kingdom Uber drivers launched […]
Irish Court of Appeal Clarifies Boundaries of Concept of Personal Data
The Irish Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of the definition of personal data – noting that, while the […]
The European Commission Considers Amending the General Data Protection Regulation to Make Digital Age of Consent Consistent
The European Commission published a Communication on its mandated two-year evaluation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on June […]
The European Commission’s GDPR review in short
Two years after the GDPR entered into force, the European Commission issued its first evaluation of the GDPR. According to […]
Commission to ‘analyse necessity’ of GDPR infringement procedures
The European Commission will consider the necessity of introducing infringement procedures against member states that fail to comply with the […]
EC issues data advice as Brexit approaches
The European Commission (EC) is urging businesses and public bodies to take all necessary steps to ensure compliance of any […]
The Netherlands DPA imposes EUR 830,000 fine for access request fees
On the 6 th of July 2020, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published its decision to impose a fine of […]