EU privacy rules may need to change
European privacy rules may have to change for the EU's institutions to control their data. However, the senior commission official warned today that this could be problematic, as many people are not happy with how big tech companies use personal information without keeping customers in the loop.
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Amazon may have to pay a fine of $425 million in EU privacy case
A European Union privacy regulator has proposed that a $425 million fine be levied against Amazon, as part of a process that could lead to the largest fine ever handed down under the EU’s law. The news comes from people close to the case.
The CNPD, Luxembourg’s data protection commission, ha... Read more
GDPR inquiry launched on the use of Azure and AWS in the bloc
EU's privacy regulator, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has started an inquiry into whether the bloc's leading institutions are protecting citizens' private data when using Microsoft's Azure and Amazon's AWS clouds.
The EDPS has also opened a separate examination into whether the ... Read more
European Parlement votes for infringement procedure against Ireland
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a resolution calling on the European Commission to open an infringement procedure against Ireland. The procedure concerns the country’s failure to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
A landmark judicial ruling invalidated the EU... Read more
France wants EU member states to have more power to punish Big Tech
France is pushing to expand regulations that will grant European Union member states, the capabilities to punish big tech companies for breaking the law. The changes proposed by France, concern the Digital Services Act, a set of proposed laws that are designed to curb anticompetitive behavior by th... Read more
GDPR fines increased by 40% last year, but they will get bigger
Despite a slow start for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) two and a half years ago, the fines are starting to grow as the laws begin to gather serious momentum. There are larger fines on the way for non-compliance, according to historical data.
In a new report relea... Read more