Appeal against government mass surveillance loses in High Court
The human rights group Liberty has failed in its legal bid to put an end to the Investigatory Powers Act. […]
Legislation
European Commission refers Greece and Spain to Court
The European Commission decided to refer Greece and Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to […]
New bill could ban facial recognition in public housing
The No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act is expected to be introduced this week. The bill would prohibit the use […]
European Data Protection Board Issues Opinion on U.S. CLOUD Act
On July 10, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]
FaceApp Reveals Huge Holes in Today’s Privacy Laws
Cameras are everywhere, and data brokers are vacuuming up information on individuals. But regulations have not kept pace. Facial recognition […]
Cookies and other tracking devices: the CNIL publishes new guidelines
Without waiting for the future ePrivacy regulation, which is currently under discussion at the European level and which is not […]
EU working group to harmonize sanctions
Sweden is entering as one of the chairmen of the EU working group to work for harmonization of sanctions according […]
ICO opens consultation on the draft data sharing code of practice
The updated draft code of practice will explain and advise on changes to data protection legislation where these changes are relevant to […]
EDPB Publishes Opinion on the Competence of a Supervisory Authority Relating to the Main or Single Establishment
On July 9, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Opinion 8/2019 on the Competence of a Supervisory Authority […]
ePrivacy Regulation Slowly Moves Forward
Adoption of the ePrivacy Regulation Introduced in 2017, and originally slated to go into effect with the GDPR (on May […]
House Lawmakers Target Autumn for Data Privacy Bill
As talks on a data privacy bill reportedly lose steam in the Senate, two Democratic House aides familiar with ongoing […]
California Considers Amending New Privacy Law
The California senate judiciary committee is expected to consider amendments that could significantly water down the state’s landmark privacy law. […]