Facebook Loses Bid to Block Ruling on EU-U.S. Data Flows
The company lost a bid to block a EU privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information about Europeans to the U.S.
Ireland
Irish DPA leaves 99,93% of GDPR complaints without decision
Irish data protection authority acknowledged in Irish Parliament hearing it “handles” GDPR complaints by not deciding about them, in violation of EU law.
Irish DPC probes whether Facebook data leak falls under GDPR time frame
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is probing whether any of the data records of 533 million Facebook users published over the weekend were leaked after the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
MEPs rue lack of GDPR sanctions issued by Irish data authority
MEPs have said that “a lack of political will and resources” had resulted in a laggard approach to enforcement of the EU’s general data protection regulation (GDPR).
Microsoft says Ireland should have ‘a bigger voice’ on EU regulation
The tech giant’s vice president for European government affairs,Caspar Klynge, says that a more assertive Irish voice is needed to address a “balance of power” shift in the EU
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.
Ireland’s DPA publishes Annual Report 2020
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2020 Annual Report, highlighting key observations, emerging guidance, and large scale inquiries and decisions of 2020.
EU-U.S. data flows could face ‘massive disruption’
One of the European Union’s most powerful data regulators has warned companies may yet face massive disruption to translatlantic data flows as a result of an EU court ruling last year, despite efforts by policymakers to avoid that outcome.
EU’s lead data supervisor for most of big tech is using outdated tech
The lead data supervisor for a slew of tech giants in the European Union, including Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok and Twitter, is still relying on Lotus Notes to manage complaints and investigations lodged under the bloc’s flagship General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data watchdog rejects EU criticism over Max Schrems complaints
The DPC had been dealt a stinging rebuke by the EU’s Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
Irish DPC publishes draft Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing
On December 18, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its draft Fundamentals for a Child-Oriented Approach to Data Processing.
Facebook’s EU-US data transfers face their final countdown
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has agreed to swiftly finalize a long-standing complaint against Facebook’s international data transfers for EU to US.