US seeks input into Data Commissioner’s Facebook case
US government lawyers have said it is critically important its views are taken into account when the High Court finalises […]
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Senior US legal official meeting UK leaders to discuss encryption
A top U.S. government legal official has given strong backing to Britain’s campaign to force Silicon Valley to compromise on […]
EU DPAs will issue GDPR draft guidance and analysis of EU-US Privacy Shield soon
The first joint annual review of the Privacy Shield is underway and the European Commission is preparing its report to […]
The one change we need to surveillance law
Opinion on necessary changes to US surveillance law. Want to look at Americans’ communications? Get a warrant. Source: The one […]
Experts warn EU privacy case might backfire
A European Union court case ostensibly to keep personal data private could backfire and cause great damage to the continent, […]
Congressman Wants US to Part With Europe on Data Privacy
As the number of devices quietly gathering your data increases, so does the risk of exposure. Source: Congressman Wants U.S. […]
Las Vegas tragedy reignites encryption debate
As law enforcement works to understand what motivated gunman Stephen Paddock, his technology habits have come into focus. Source: Las […]
Europe’s Courts Decide: Does U.S. Spying Violate Europe’s Privacy?
In a long-awaited decision on whether and how Europeans’ private data can be protected from the roving eyes of the […]
Lack of US ombudsperson raises consternation with Europe
A key vacancy in the State Department is creating friction between the European Union and United States over a new […]
EU-US Privacy Shield review underway and report expected in late October
Speaking at the 39th International Conference of Privacy Commissioners in Hong Kong on 25 September, Shannon Coe from the US […]
Distrustful U.S. allies force spy agency to back down in encryption fight
An international group of cryptography experts has forced the U.S. National Security Agency to back down over two data encryption […]
Google stops challenging most US warrants for data on overseas servers
Google has quietly stopped challenging most search warrants from US judges in which the data requested is stored on overseas […]