Digital Services Act would bring new restrictions on how targeted advertising can use sensitive personal information and a requirement that the inner workings of recommender algorithms be visible to the public.
European oil terminals are reporting recent cyber attacks that have disrupted operations, collectively impacting port operations throughout Europe and Africa. Timing of cyber attacks in Europe raises questions about coordinated campaign.
The European strategy for data encourages data sharing but will be faced with problems of competition between companies, and issues of privacy and data protection.
DLA Piper finds that GDPR fines were up 7x in 2021. Data regulators are also receiving more data breach notifications, a trend that has steadily increased each year.
European Court of Justice recently ruled in favour of Google over a €100,000 fine imposed by French regulators for refusing to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ requests worldwide.
DPC has opened a privacy investigation against Google over location tracking and its capacity to collect massive location data that could be in breach of GDPR regulations.
International digital rights NGO, Access Now, called to strike down the Privacy Shield agreement after the third annual review of the framework between U.S. and Europe.
A decision has found GDPR violations in the TCF consent management systems widely used by ad networks, ruling that the process is not adequately transparent to data subjects and does not inform them or secure their data properly.
The annual ENISA threat landscape report is one of the most helpful tools for keeping a finger on the pulse of current trends in cyber threats. This year's report highlights the dramatic rise in denial of service and cryptojacking attacks.
Irish DPC has handed down a €390 million fine to Meta over its targeted advertising practices on Facebook and Instagram. The fine stems from a long legal battle over Meta's claim that users enter into an implicit contract agreeing to receive personalized ads when they accept the terms of service.