TikTok to face EU fine over processing of children’s data
TikTok will face a fine over its handling of children’s data in the EU following a decision made Friday by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). The EDPB decision means … Read More
Tag: Data protection
Brussels rules US is safe destination for EU personal data but activists announce court challenge
Brussels on Monday announced that the transfer of personal data to the US can legally take place after securing safeguards over access by intelligence agencies and the creation of a … Read More
Brussels pitches GDPR reform but without opening ‘Pandora’s box’
The European Commission has proposed to make surgical changes to the bloc’s landmark data privacy legislation. Known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the law redefined what privacy means … Read More
EU competition authorities can add data protection breaches to investigations – EU court says
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was ruling on a case in Germany between Meta and the country’s antitrust authority. National competition bodies throughout the EU can … Read More
Leading EU CEOs warn Brussels data law could hurt competitiveness, cybersecurity
The CEOs of several leading European companies have urged the Commission to pull the brake on plans to regulate the use and access of data generated in the bloc arguing they could … Read More
TikTok battles privacy concerns and espionage fears in Europe
Fame has often been described as a double-edged sword, with a delicate balancing act of perks and burdens, joys and woes, that can beguile and confound at equal rates. For … Read More
UK Parliament shuts down its TikTok account after MPs flag data security risks
The UK government has shut down a pilot TikTok account following concerns that user data might be exchanged with the Chinese Communist Party. Parliamentary officials created the page on the … Read More
