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
WhatsApp refuses to comply with UK’s new Online Safety Bill
The Boris Johnson era bill is slowly making its way through Parliament, stirring protest along the way. Wh...
TikTok unveils new data security policy to placate EU regulators
The Chinese social media giant is attempting to head off a general ban threatened by both the EU and the US ...
UK unveils new data protection law to help businesses “save billions”
Britain's new data protection law attempts to relax some requirements but still comply with the EU's GDPR. ...
EU tells Elon Musk to add more staff to assess content on Twitter
Four individuals familiar with conversations between Musk, Twitter executives, and regulators in Brussels wer...
Twitter’s Blue Check service worries EU privacy regulator
An EU privacy watchdog is concerned about the US tech giant's lack of consultation Ireland's Data Protecti...
WhatsApp agrees to more policy changes transparency
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Network of Consumer Authorities had raised concern...
Irish data regulator: ‘EU-US pact could arrive too late for Facebook’
The Irish privacy watchdog has had Facebook in its sights for over a year, and a decision looms. A new Dat...
EU’s Vestager targets Metaverse and ChatGPT for special attention
Competition Commissioner Vestager says that the new virtual world environments deserve scrutiny. Last week...
Ericsson pleads guilty to federal bribery, will pay a $206M fine
The decision comes after the Swedish company violated a 2019 deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the US...
EU moves closer to antitrust action over Google’s ad technology
The EC competition authority is once more soliciting preparatory input from Google's rivals. The European ...