Authorities could consider a stricter approach to the use of facial recognition technologies, and last month, a school in northern Sweden triggered the first fine for use of a facial recognition system under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The data protection case that tackles the foundation of the internet: It’s easy to lose sight of the issue amid the “he said, she said” volley of attacks in the Brave versus IAB Europe battle, but at its heart the …
The European Commission has urged European countries to allocate sufficient resources to national data protection authorities as it is essential for authorities to be sufficiently provided for in order to ensure their “effective independence.”
In recent months European regulators have found fault with tech giants Facebook and Google’s terms and conditions, causing DPOs at smaller companies to be understandably worried.
The European Court of Justice hearing in case 311/18, also known as “Schrems II,” stretched arguments to the limit Tuesday and left both sides worried ruling could be sweeping.
Privacy Shield has been under fire ever since it was negotiated by the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce as a replacement for the faulty Safe Harbor agreement. But now, the EU-U.S. data-sharing arrangement faces its biggest obstacle yet, …
European telcos already use deep packet inspection to monitor web traffic. Soon its use for surveillance and profiling could be enshrined in law.
One year since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into force, and most of the commentary has focused on enforcement or compliance. But what about the complaints filed? They vary significantly from Brave et al’s sectoral complaint and NOYB’s …
Topics include disinformation, Facebook’s “war room”, European elections, Arctic warming, biodiversity under threat and the anti-vaxer movement.
Halt Mass Collection of #Biometric Data Say NGOs by Yours Truly https://t.co/V42QoQRAZi #privacy #surveillance #dataprotection
On 4 June we're hosting the second in our Mozilla Mornings series on the EU Digital Services Act. This one focuses on online advertising and micro-targeting, with a stellar cast of @woelken; @szymielewicz; @bgeurkink; Stephen Dunne (UK CDEI); @ShmaeganM; and @BrusselsGeek 🤓😃
#ProgressiveECON On the 27th May we will discuss the agenda for the incoming 🇩🇪 Presidency and the adaptation of the EU financial & investment strategy in the aftermath of the pandemic. With @ElisaFerreiraEC @AlesChmelar
& @jakob_eu
Join the debate: https://t.co/F77O7aMKaY
Killjoys. 🙄😜 #BarnardCastle
Great chatting to @BrusselsGeek and @PabloPerezA last week on #EU social media
Some key points:
🙋 let citizens take over and tell their own stories
🔥 take more risks with both content and style
✅ focus on the positive, even when others go negative
What are your top tips? https://t.co/SfInD1JuM8
