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
Ireland fines Meta for 500 million user data breach
Meta received a €265 million fine from the Irish Data Protection Commission. According to the regulator, th...
AWS commits to data sovereignty with Digital Sovereignty Pledge
AWS unveiled the Digital Sovereignty Pledge. The tech giant vows to invest in data sovereignty in an attempt ...
The U.S. bans Chinese telecommunications equipment
On Friday, the United States prohibited the shipment and import of new telecommunications equipment from Huaw...
The Netherlands and US are in talks over further Chinese export bans
Dutch trade minister Liesje Schreinemacher confirmed that the Netherlands and the US are negotiating addition...
Twitter’s Brussels office closing has EU regulators worried
The public policy executives who have helped Twitter navigate EU regulations are all gone. Twitter has dis...
EU antitrust regulators are looking at Microsoft closely, with a possible probe on the way
People familiar with the situation said on Thursday that Microsoft is likely to be the subject of an EU anti...
German regulator remains vigilant as Meta changes VR headset rules
Meta has responded to concerns of Germany's antitrust office by allowing customers to use virtual reality hea...
Poland’s watchdog starts proceedings against PayPal
Polish market regulator UOKiK has started proceedings against PayPal over suspected illegal contractual claus...
Member states reach agreement on €43 billion Chips Act
An insider source told Bloomberg that the member states of the European Union have reached an agreement on th...
UK to investigate Apple’s and Google’s mobile dominance
Their market dominance may be impeding developers and businesses, the government said. Britain's antitrust...