Meta (Facebook, Instagram) threatens to pull out of Europe
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is threatening to blackout its social media platforms in Europe if the European Union continues to push EU-US data transfer measures.
According to the social media giant, the processing of user data between countries is essential for service delivery and tar... Read more
‘Data Act tightens conditions for EU-US data transfers even further’
The EU Data Act will require cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google to stop illegal data transfers between the EU and non-EU. The bill is scheduled to be presented somewhere in the coming month. Reuters shares the news based on a document that -- according to Reuters -- was leaked.
Th... Read more
‘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... Read more
Ireland orders Facebook to stop transfering European data to the U.S
On Wednesday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced that Facebook should not be sending European data to the U.S. In a recent inquiry by regulators, it is believed that the data transferred to the United States does not protect users from surveillance by American agencies.
If Facebook... Read more