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.
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Irish DPC slammed for allegedly failing to fine Meta enough
The European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) claims the Irish authorities fined Meta only a fraction of what...
Comply with EU rules or prepare for a ban, Breton warns TikTok CEO
Chinese social media company TikTok could be banned from the European Union if it doesn't do more to comply w...
Regulator fines WhatsApp €5.5 million for GDPR violation
Ireland's data protection authority slapped WhatsApp with a €5.5 million fine. The Meta subsidiary is accus...
‘EU publishers and advertisers struggle with IAB’s new platform’
European publishers and advertisers are struggling with the implementation of industry association IAB Europe...
Spotify joins media firms to call for EU action against Apple
Music streaming and media firms like Deezer and Spotify appealed to the European Commission to take action ag...
Adobe refutes allegations of AI training through customer data
Adobe does not use customer projects to train generative AI models, Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky said i...
France plans mass surveillance for Paris 2024 Olympics
France aims to expand its surveillance capabilities for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics by implementing real-t...
EU Digital Sovereignty and the Cloud
All nations, organisations, and individuals are interconnected and interdependent, following almost a century...
EU court rules that companies must reveal with whom they share data
An Austrian case could have a wide-ranging impact on how the GDPR is enforced. The Court of Justice of the...
‘Avaya in talks about bankruptcy that would cede control to lenders’
Avaya has reportedly discussed a plan with lenders that could see them take control of the company as part of...