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December 7, 2022

Council adopts common position on Artificial Intelligence Act

Artificial Intelligence Act: Council calls for promoting safe AI that respects fundamental rights.

November 30, 2022

Microsoft 365 faces darkening GDPR compliance clouds after German report

German DPAs has found Microsoft has still not been able to resolve any of its cloud-based 365 productivity products compliance problems they’ve raised with it

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November 28, 2022

Facial recognition technology ‘inappropriate for policing,’ say privacy rights advocates

Irish Council for Civil Liberties and academics raise concerns about plans for law to enable technology that is banned for policing in other countries.

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November 25, 2022

Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption

The UK Online Safety Bill is a deeply flawed censorship proposal that would allow UK residents to be thrown in jail for what they say online.

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November 25, 2022

EU legislators chase compromise on ePrivacy Regulation

After months of stagnating debates on the ePrivacy Regulation, EU lawmakers and diplomats have moved on.

November 17, 2022

Privacy-Enhancing Crypto Coins Could Be Banned Under Leaked EU Plans

Crypto providers would be forbidden from touching the likes of monero or dash under proposed government amendments to anti-money laundering rules.

November 16, 2022

Italy outlaws facial recognition tech, except to fight crime

Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’, except when necessary n judicial investigations or the fight against crime.

November 15, 2022

Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk

Twitter’s lead regulator in the EU is on its case after the resignation of senior staff in charge of security and privacy compliance.

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November 14, 2022

Safety of property can be a legitimate interest for GPS tracking

The Slovenian DPA confirmed that providing safety of property can be in a legitimate interest of the data controller, but but must be appropriate and necessary.