It’s been a long time coming but Facebook is finally feeling some heat from Europe’s much trumpeted data protection regime: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission
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Controversial WhatsApp policy change hit with consumer law complaint in Europe
Facebook has been accused of multiple breaches of European Union consumer protection law as a result of its attempts to force WhatsApp users to
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European Parliament amps up pressure on EU-US data flows and GDPR enforcement
European Union lawmakers are facing further pressure to step in and do something about lackadaisical enforcement of the bloc’s flagship data protection regime after
Facebook loses last ditch attempt to derail DPC decision on its EU-US data flows
Facebook has failed in its bid to prevent its lead EU data protection regulator from pushing ahead with a decision on whether to order
Facebook ordered not to apply controversial WhatsApp T&Cs in Germany
The Hamburg data protection agency has banned Facebook from processing the additional WhatsApp user data that the tech giant is granting itself access to
First major GDPR decisions looming on Twitter and Facebook
The lead data regulator for much of big tech in Europe is moving inexorably towards issuing its first major cross-border GDPR decision — saying
Apple’s handling of Siri snippets back in the frame after letter of complaint to EU privacy regulators
Apple is facing fresh questions from its lead data protection regulator in Europe following a public complaint by a former contractor who revealed last
EU says websites can’t hide content behind ‘cookie walls’
Are you frustrated with websites trying to dodge around the EU’s cookie consent laws by forcing you accept cookies just to view anything? So
No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body
You can’t make access to your website’s content dependant on a visitor agreeing that you can process their data — aka a ‘consent cookie
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UK’s coronavirus tracing app strategy faces fresh questions over transparency and interoperability
The UK’s data protection watchdog confirmed today the government still hasn’t given it sight of a key legal document attached to the coronavirus contacts