European decision on data-sharing between Facebook and Whatsapp is coming
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on Saturday that the long-running investigation of Facebook and WhatsApp's conduct in the European Union, concerning transparency of data-sharing between the two platforms, is headed for a resolution.
In what many are saying is a significant...
81,000 UK-owned .eu domains suspended due to Brexit
The UK has lost its right to host .eu addresses, leaving British domain owners adrift.
Tens of thousands of British website owners are starting 2021 with an unpleasant surprise. Eurid, the registry manager of European domain brands, has suspended the .eu domain names registered by UK citizens d...
Watchdog: EU laws for regulating tech giants have problems
The European Commission's Regulatory Scrutiny Board has approved the EU's proposed rules to limit tech giants' power. Nevertheless, the watchdog has highlighted a couple of shortcomings.
According to the Board, the proposal should better justify the identification and selection of core platform ...
EU wants to increase fines on violation of cybersecurity laws
The European Union has increased the number of companies subject to strict cybersecurity rules and increased fines for companies that do not comply with them. When companies ignore the rules, they can expect fines of up to 2 percent of global revenue.
Now that a large proportion of Europe's popu...
EU introduces tougher regulations for tech companies
The European Union has announced its official plans for the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. With the legislation, the EU aims to prevent unfair competition in the tech market and protect users' online rights.
The new proposals have been published on the EU website.
Digital Servi...
EU encourages end-to-end encryption
The EU has published a resolution on how to deal with encryption, security and privacy in the future. Contrary to previous fears, the Union does not want to prohibit end-to-end encryption or require a backdoor.
In the resolution, the EU indicates that it wants to strike a balance between the pos...
‘No new data pact between EU and US for some time’
The United States and Europe will not reach a new agreement in the short term to replace the rejected Privacy Shield. Such an agreement would not be high on Biden's list of priorities.
This is suspected by Wojciech Wiewiorowski, the European Data Protection Supervisor. "I don’t expect a new so...
Europe wants to work with new US administration on tech governance
The European Union said that it wants to work with the US on a common approach to govern tech and digital markets. Some of the proposed plans include the standardization of rules for technology applications like AI and ensuring that big tech is more responsible for their platforms.
EU lawmakers ...
EU votes in favour of Right to Repair rules
A large majority of the European Parliament has expressed its support for Right to Repair for consumers. The vote gives the go-ahead for several laws that should make it easier for consumers to repair their own equipment.
Of the members of the European Parliament, 395 voted in favour of the legi...
Large fines or even break-ups for companies that ignore EU-laws
Tech giants who oppose the EU's new rules restricting their power can expect to face severe penalties. Large fines or even breaking them up are not out of the question.
This was stated by the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. "We start with a fine, then you have a bigger ...
New EU rules should ease data exchange
The European Union has introduced a new set of rules giving companies and organisations the means to exchange data with each other. This includes both personal and public data.
The model is based on neutrality and transparency, Reuters writes. It makes use of so-called "data intermediaries", whi...
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...