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
Italy bans facial recognition — except for use in law enforcement
Aside from facial recognition, the prohibition extends to infrared 'super glasses' used for reading license p...
Google location tracking results in largest-ever privacy settlement
The tech giant has agreed to pay $391.5 million to 40 US states. This week, Google agreed to settle the la...
‘Crypto exchange FTX lost at least €970 million in customer funds’
Reuters reports that crypto exchange FTX is missing more than €970 million in customer funds. Founder and C...
Brussels sets eyes on EU cryptocurrency tax
Officials have met to decide on an EU-wide cryptocurrency tax. The European Commission will shortly start ...
‘Germany needs to reduce its dependency on China’, minister says
Berlin wants to broaden its commercial interests in Asia while becoming less reliant on China, German Economy...
US and EU plan to introduce a new roadmap for AI
The plan will be introduced at an upcoming trade council meeting. The United States and the European Union...
EU to hit Meta’s Facebook with fresh antitrust charges
European Union antitrust investigators are set to deliver Meta's Facebook a slew of charges for anti-competit...
European regulators seek to redefine limits on market power
The proposed market definition regulations mark the first revision of the rules since 1997. EU regulators ...
UK snubs European lawmakers in privacy regulation meetings
MEPs are furious at UK's 'dismissive' manner and believe London is prioritizing business over privacy. Las...
Irish watchdog moves to convict Yahoo of illegal cookie tracking
The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA) wants to convict Yahoo of AVG/GDPR violations. According to the wat...