Hamburg privacy boss calls for overhaul of EU privacy rules
Europe’s landmark privacy rules must be overhauled to ensure proper enforcement and protection of people’s rights, Johannes Caspar, a leading German regulator, said ahead of the law’s two-year...
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EU’s rejection of US surveillance also tests its commitment to privacy
Europe has delivered a definitive rebuke of U.S. surveillance powers. Now comes the hard part: deciding how far the bloc will go to protect Europeans’ data. On Thursday, the Court of Justice of the...
View ArticleWhatsApp facing up to €50M privacy fine
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp could be fined up to €50 million over violations of the European Union’s data protection rules, according to three people with direct knowledge of the procedure...
View Article‘Contrary to everything we believe in’: Irish data watchdog lobbied for...
The Irish Data Protection Commission lobbied to allow social networks to bypass user consent requirements within EU privacy rules, documents obtained by Max Schrems’ privacy campaign group show....
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