The EU’s Data Act: data protection must prevail to empower data subjects
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published their Joint Opinion on the proposed Data Act.
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Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System
Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people’s faces.
Technology used in the justice system is outpacing scrutiny and regulation
The report acknowledges the potential of these technologies but warns against the pace of their deployment and the absence of appropriate safeguards.
DMA: significant additions made it into the final text
The long-waited final text for the Digital Markets Act contains some unexpected last-minute changes.
Russian oligarchs are using UK data privacy laws and GDPR to sue
Russian oligarchs and other powerful individuals are turning to an unusual method to protect their online images: data privacy laws.
Data portability in the EU: An obscure data subject right
Contrary to the well-known access right, data portability allows data subjects to obtain and reuse their personal data, at least in theory.
CJEU confirms that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data
The national court may not impose a temporal limitation on the effects of a declaration of invalidity of a national law that provides for such retention
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Rules Despite Industry Criticism
Lawmakers are set to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, and plan measures that could see unregulated exchanges cut off.
DSA: France seeks compromise on targeted advertising, marketplaces, systemic risks
the French Presidency of the European Council proposed a compromise on some critical issues of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to the other member states.
Security experts fear the DMA will break WhatsApp encryption
For messaging apps, that would mean letting end-to-end encrypted services like WhatsApp mingle with less secure protocols like SMS.
UK proposes rules to protect against anonymous online trolls
The two new duties will require service providers to give users the ability to block anonymous trolls and opt out of seeing harmful content.
DSA: French Presidency pitches compromise on dark patterns, minors, compensation
French Presidency prepared a compromise text of Digital Services Act (DSA) on dark patterns, protection of minors and compensations