Congress wants Apple and Google to clamp down on foreign apps
Congress is calling on Apple and Google to clamp down on apps that weren’t born in the USA. Trump’s administration […]
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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 […]
Tech giants halt cooperation with Hong Kong authorities
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter and other major technology companies say they have suspended processing requests for user data from Hong […]
Republicans push bill requiring tech companies to help access encrypted data
A group of Senate Republicans is looking to force tech companies to comply with “lawful access” to encrypted information, potentially […]
Israel introduces new contact-tracing bill
Throughout the COVID-19 global outbreak, Israel has taken a unique approach for fighting the pandemic. While other countries have developed […]
Why Trump’s administration is going after Europe’s privacy rules
US officials are ramping up criticism of flagship GDPR law, which they say protects cybercriminals. At the heart of the […]
California begins enforcing broad digital privacy law, despite calls for delay
The California privacy law took effect in January, but the attorney general had to wait until July to enforce. California’s […]
European Parliament calls to ban micro-targeted ads
European Parliament recently called on a ban on micro-targeted ads. Such a decision made by a democratically elected body is […]
Bill to Ban Face Surveillance Introduced in US Congress
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) […]
EU Commission publishes its evaluation of GDPR
On 24 June, the European Commission published its evaluation report of the GDPR, just over two years after the GDPR […]
The EU’s Plans to Build a Wall Around GDPR-Protected Data
An ambitious German- and French-lead European Union (EU) initiative could wrestle tighter management, and eventually, control of data from commercial […]
EU fires warning shot to UK over post-Brexit US data-sharing
Safeguards outlined in a preliminary data-sharing agreement struck between the UK and US last year may not be sufficient, the […]