European Parliament Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Resolution
EU Parliament adopted a resolution deeming the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to be inadequate in providing the protection demanded by EU data protection law.
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MEPs against greenlighting data transfers with the U.S. under current rules
expressed concerns regarding the adequacy decision proposed by the European Commission, asserting that a data transfer between the EU and U.S. would not guarantee sufficient safeguards for personal data protection.
Austrian DSB Declares Meta Tracking Tools Illegal
Austrian Data Protection Authority has declared that Facebook’s tracking pixel violates the GDPR and the latest CJEU decision on transatlantic data flows.
French DPA decides GDPR does not apply to US company
CNIL closed its inquiry into Lusha Systems, Inc.’s adherence to GDPR after concluding that law does not aplly to it.
European Parliament Committee calls to reject EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs issued a Draft Motion for a Resolution demanding that the European Commission not grant adequacy to the newly proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
TikTok in Europe’s crosshairs
Chinese-owned app TikTok faces increasing backlash from European politicians and regulators.
Meta’s EU data transfer case faces Article 65 dispute resolution mechanism
The destiny of Meta’s data transfer to the U.S. may depend on a critical Article 65 dispute resolution procedure within the European Union.
French CNIL Finds GDPR Not Applicable to a US Company Providing a Browser Extension
French DPA closed down an investigation against a US company providing a browser extension, after finding that its activities were not subject to the GDPR.
EU justice chief confident new US data pact will survive legal challenge
EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders gives a new EU-U.S. data pact a “seven or eight out of 10 chance” of withstanding a legal challenge.
Commission publishes draft adequacy decision for the EU-US
Commission starts process to adopt adequacy decision for safe data flows with the US.
Apple Faces Critics Over Its Privacy Policies
Developers claimed that Apple was tracking users’ every tap on the App Store, with no way of disabling the function.
MEPs tear up Biden’s Privacy Shield successor
The Executive Order of the US President is not enough, say members of the European Parliament.