Privacy & Compliance
There is a lot going on around privacy and compliance, especially in Europe. This in itself is a good thing, because data should be adequately protected, especially if it concerns personal data. In practice, however, it turns out to be quite disappointing how well organizations do this. We read and write a lot about data breaches. Over the years there seem to be more rather than fewer of them. Is that because organizations don’t want to do better or can’t do better? Whatever the reason, a good policy on privacy and compliance is indispensable in the current era. Especially with all kinds of new legislation that has been introduced and is coming, the need to put this high on the agenda is only increasing.
Timeline
36% of Dutch companies fail compliance audit
As a result, such companies are ten times more likely to become a data breach victim. That's according to ...
Google fined €250 million for training Gemini
The French competition authority Autorité de la concurrence has fined Google €250 million. The multi-mi...
Meta moves to nearly halve subscription price under pressure from EU
Meta plans to nearly halve the price of its data-tracking-free subscription in the European Union. This move ...
DSA investigation opened into sale of illegal products on AliExpress
The European Commission today reports the third investigation for violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA...
‘European Commission in breach of privacy laws due to Microsoft 365 use’
European privacy watchdog EDPS is taking the European Commission (EC) to task. The EC is alleged to have flou...
Big Tech tries to make developers and users pay for DMA costs
At midnight, gatekeepers should be in place for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It already turns out the legis...
ASML turmoil drives Netherlands to better EU coordination on exports
The Dutch government will propose better coordination of export restrictions with other EU member states toda...
OpenAI fights off Musk allegations and reveals internal emails
Last week, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, which he co-founded. Now that company is defending itsel...
Dutch government works on strategy to keep ASML in the Netherlands
ASML's impending departure is a major concern for the outgoing Dutch administration. Consequently, the govern...
Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over severance pay
Former Twitter executives have taken Elon Musk and X to court. They claim to be entitled to $128 million (118...