EU Advocates Unable to Get Annulment Recommendation in Article 17 Drew Wilson | July 16, 2021 Article 17 has been a long running threat to free speech in Europe. The hope to get an annulment recommendation wound up being unsuccessful.
After 3 Years of GDPR Enforcement, Canadian’s Can Only Look on in Envy Drew Wilson | June 28, 2021 Last month, Europe’s privacy pride and joy, the GDPR, turned three years old. Canadian’s can find themselves looking on in envy of this law.
Apple Faces Anti-Trust Probe In Europe Over App Store Charges Drew Wilson | May 1, 2021 European Competition Commission says it is opening an anti-trust investigation into Apple. It alleges that Apple has distorted the market.
Digital Rights Ireland Preparing to Sue Facebook Over Data Leak Drew Wilson | April 17, 2021 Digital Rights Ireland is preparing to sue Facebook over the recently discovered data leak of half a billion users. It urges EU citizens to join.
Report: Facebook Did Not Notify EU Regulators Over Latest Leak Drew Wilson | April 7, 2021 A report is highlighting a potentially huge legal liability for Facebook. It says that Facebook didn’t proactively notify EU regulators about the leak.
Facebook Suffers Data Breach – 533 Million Accounts Compromised Drew Wilson | April 4, 2021 Facebook has suffered from another data breach. In all, 533 million accounts have been compromised as a result of the latest breach.
TikTok Faces Privacy Complaints in 15 European Countries Drew Wilson | February 16, 2021 Consumer groups in 15 European countries have lodged complaints against TikTok. Among the allegations are failure to adequately protect children.
French Privacy Regulator Fines Google €100 Million, Amazon €35 Million Drew Wilson | December 13, 2020 French privacy watchdog, CNIL, has fined Google a record breaking 100 million euros. It also fined Amazon 35 million euros.
Facebook Walks Back Threat of Leaving Europe Over Data Transfers Drew Wilson | September 28, 2020 A court filing earlier showed Facebook is considering leaving Europe. Now, they are saying they are not really leaving Europe after all.
Facebook Threatens to Pull Out of Europe Over Data Transfer Laws Drew Wilson | September 22, 2020 Facebook is threatening to pull out of Europe. The reason isn’t what you’d expect: it’s over new data transfer requirements.
