The European Data Protection Board Monday extended the expiration date of European Commission adequacy decisions related to the transfer of personal data to the U.K. from the EU under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Law Enforcement Directive.
Italian privacy watchdog Garante launched a consultation on the legality of consents for profiling collected by different owners, in particular newspaper publishers, via the "pay or ok" (pay-or-consent) model.
Microsoft announced five commitments to show its "steadfast support" for Europe and its wish to provide digital stability.
The Spanish Data Protection Authority announced Wednesday it's convening a course on innovation and privacy in artificial intelligence and data spaces: creating a model compatible with people's rights. The course will be held July 9-11 at the Menendez Pelayo International University of Santander.
The increased number of massive data leaks in France last year calls for tightening security when processing large volumes of data, French privacy watchdog CNIL said Wednesday. The incidents involved several million people and both public and private actors, it noted.
The Swedish Data Protection Authority reprimanded three companies after complaints about their cookie banners, it said Wednesday.
The U.K. Office of Communications Thursday published a guide to help parents keep their children safe online.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced Thursday that it fined AFK Letters Co Ltd $120,000 (£90,000) for making more than 95,000 unsolicited marketing calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service, a do-not-call list.
European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski is worried about what's going on in the U.S. and its potential effect on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), he said Wednesday at a streamed Brussels briefing on the EDPS' 2024 annual report.
A U.K. announcement regarding the upcoming GOV.UK wallet “sent shockwaves through the sector,” digital verification companies said in a Tuesday letter to Peter Kyle, secretary of state for science, innovation and technology.