Privacy authorities call on Europe to amend Data Act
National privacy authorities are calling on Europe's member states and parliament to amend the Data Act. According to the authorities, the bill risks violations of the GDPR.
All European privacy authorities are part of the EDPB. The organization disagrees with the Data Act, a bill recently pres... Read more
EU watchdog: WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month
The European Union's privacy watchdog, EDPB, gave the Irish data protection agency a month to decide a long-delayed case on compliance by WhatsApp. The other agencies rejected the Irish watchdog's draft findings and fines, prompting the ultimatum on Wednesday.
The Irish agency, which leads overs... Read more
Microsoft improves privacy policy based on EU advice
Microsoft has added two new guidelines to its privacy policy. They are mainly aimed at dealing with data requests from governments. In doing so, the company claims to go well beyond the recommendations set by the European Data Protection Board.
In a blog post, Microsoft promises that if it recei... Read more