Irish Regulator Pushed for ‘Monetisation of Personal Data’ In Data Protection Guidelines, Documents Reveal
The Irish Data Protection Authority pushed for a liberal interpretation of data protection law that would favour social media companies.
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Germany’s new government will firmly defend encryption, key Social Democrat says
The next German government intends to speak more strongly in favour of end-to-end encryption and against the introduction of backdoors.
Artificial Intelligence Act: EU Council aims to simplify use of mass biometric surveillance by law enforcement
The Council of the EU wants to make it possible for private actors to operate mass biometric surveillance systems on behalf of police forces.
Top EU official warns privacy rules may need to change
The European Data Protection Supervisor wants to talk about alternative enforcement models.
UN Special Rapporteurs challenge EU’s counter-terrorism plans
seven United Nations Special Rapporteurs shared critical analysis of the European Union’s Counter-Terrorism Agenda (CTA) and the reform of Europol’s mandate, the EU police cooperation agency.
German coalition backs ban on facial recognition in public places
Government-in-waiting’s stance on AI may nudge other EU countries in same direction.
UK data guardian critical of proposals to change UK data law
Plans to change UK regulations could mean a ‘significant departure’ from EU law, watchdog says.
EDPB issues draft guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR’s provisions on territorial scope and international data transfers
EDPB released draft guidelines on the interplay betweenGDPR Article 3 (territorial scope) and the Chapter V (restrictions on international data transfers).
Progress on the Pending EU ePrivacy Regulation
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed a number of amendments to three chapters of the draft ePrivacy Regulation.
European Parliament Adopts Draft Cybersecurity Directive
The new draft law would set tighter cybersecurity obligations in terms of risk management, reporting obligations and information sharing.
This top E.U. official wants to team up with U.S. regulators to take on the tech titans
Didier Reynders, E.U. Commissioner for Justice, wants to swap notes with U.S. regulators.
Google said it had successfully ‘slowed down’ European privacy rules
The new details came in an unredacted version of a lawsuit filed by Texas and 11 other states.