EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s data collection
Competition enforcers on both sides of the Atlantic are now looking into how dominant tech companies use and monetise data. […]
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EDPS investigates European Parliament’s 2019 election activities and takes enforcement actions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is carrying out an investigation into the European Parliament’s use of a US-based political […]
Microsoft updates terms on data privacy amid EU probe
Microsoft said it was updating the privacy provisions of its commercial cloud contracts after European regulators found its deals with […]
Data Protection Commissioner investigating micro-targeting on social media
The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has said her office is conducting a number of investigations into the micro-targeting of […]
EU contracts with Microsoft raising ‘serious’ data concerns
Europe’s chief data protection watchdog has raised concerns over contractual arrangements between Microsoft and the European Union institutions which are […]
Facebook WhatsApp, Twitter investigations in Ireland reach conclusion
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has concluded investigations into Facebook’s WhatsApp and Twitter over possible breaches of EU data privacy rules. […]
AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Blasted For Data Privacy Policies
A U.S. senator Wyden is giving the four telecommunications companies until Sept. 4 to outline how they plan to better […]
Irish Data Protection Commission looking at Instagram data scraping
The Irish Data Protection Commission, a key EU data regulator, wants to know whether EU subjects were affected by the […]
IAB Europe refuses to answer Irish Data Protection Commission
IAB Europe refuses to answer questions from Irish Data Protection Commission arising from formal GDPR complaint by Brave’s Dr Ryan […]
Joint statement on global privacy expectations of the Libra network
On August 8, representatives of the global community of data protection and privacy enforcement authorities issued a joint statement on […]
Germany investigates Google speech assistance systems
Based on recordings from whistleblowers, the media recently reported that Google’s Home Speech Assistant was used to evaluate acoustic recordings […]
UK Lawmakers To Investigate Facebook Libra Over Privacy
A parliamentary committee worries about Facebook holding financial details on its potentially billions of Libra users. Damian Collins, chair of […]