- Data protection in the EU https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-protection-eu_en 14 comments europe
- European Commission sued for violating EU’s data protection rules https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/european-commission-sued-for-violating-eus-data-protection-rules/ 35 comments europe
- No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/06/no-cookie-consent-walls-and-no-scrolling-isnt-consent-says-eu-data-protection-body/ 133 comments europe
- No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/06/no-cookie-consent-walls-and-no-scrolling-isnt-consent-says-eu-data-protection-body/ 226 comments webdev
- Vestager: Facial recognition tech breaches EU data protection rules https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/vestager-facial-recognition-tech-breaches-eu-data-protection-rules/ 8 comments europe
- Britain accused of trying to block EU data protection law http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/27/britain-eu-data-protection-law 82 comments worldnews
- Why CISPA Shows We Need Strong EU Data Protection http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2013/04/why-cispa-shows-we-need-strong-eu-data-protection/index.htm 5 comments europe
- Google users in UK to lose EU data protection https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-privacy-eu-exclusive/exclusive-google-users-in-uk-to-lose-eu-data-protection-sources-iduskbn20d2m3 23 comments europe
- GDPR: US news sites blocked to EU users over data protection rules http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44248448 11 comments worldnews
- Ireland fines WhatsApp €225 million for violations of EU data protection rules. https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/whatsapp-ireland-fine-data-privacy-eur-22-million-dpc-facebook-2527390 6 comments worldnews
- UK Google users could lose EU GDPR data protections https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/20/uk-google-users-to-lose-eu-gdpr-data-protections-brexit 3 comments worldnews
- Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-privacy-eu-exclusive-iduskbn20d2m3 12 comments europe
- Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection - sources https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-privacy-eu-exclusive/exclusive-google-users-in-uk-to-lose-eu-data-protection-sources-iduskbn20d2m3 4 comments technology
- Students cite EU data protection laws, challenge firms over NSA data transfers http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/students-cite-eu-data-protection-laws-challenge-firms-over-nsa-data-transfers/ 10 comments europe
- Students cite EU data protection laws, challenge firms over NSA data transfers http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/06/students-cite-eu-data-protection-laws-challenge-firms-over-nsa-data-transfers/ 6 comments technology
- Your dynamic IP address is now protected personal data under EU law. http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/10/eu-dynamic-static-ip-personal-data/ 196 comments worldnews
- No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body; Under pan-EU law, consent is one of six lawful bases that data controllers can use when processing people’s personal data https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/06/no-cookie-consent-walls-and-no-scrolling-isnt-consent-says-eu-data-protection-body/ 172 comments worldnews
- EU data protection watchdog releases own version of data protection regulation. Releasing texts from Commission, Parliament, Council and himself — all in handy app form — is an unprecedented move. http://www.politico.eu/article/watchdog-releases-data-protection-regulation-buttarelli-edps/ 6 comments europe
- EU: data-harvesting tech firms are 'sweatshops of connected world' - The European data protection supervisor has hit out at social media and tech firms over the recent constant stream of privacy policy emails in the run up to GDPR, calling them them the “sweatshops of the connected world”. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/02/eu-tech-firms-privacy-emails-gdpr-data-protection-supervisor 3 comments europe
- Your dynamic IP address is now protected personal data under EU law [x-post /r/europrivacy] http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/10/eu-dynamic-static-ip-personal-data/ 59 comments europe
- Microsoft promises all EU based customers they can keep all cloud data on EU based servers under the protection of EU laws. https://blogs.microsoft.com/eupolicy/2021/05/06/eu-data-boundary/ 32 comments europe
- Facebook asked George Osborne to influence EU data protection law https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252458229/Facebook-asked-George-Osborne-to-influence-EU-data-protection-law 9 comments privacy
- Irish government wants to exempt itself from the EU's new hardcore data protection rules - but why? http://www.thejournal.ie/data-protection-bill-2018-3853647-feb2018/ 2 comments europe
- Leaked docs reveal Facebook lobbied former UK chancellor to soften EU data protection laws https://www.rt.com/news/452909-facebook-osborne-eu-privacy-laws/ 24 comments technology
- As a result of repressive regimes over the centuries, the EU has determined that privacy and security over personal data protection are fundamental rights. The U.S., by contrast, has opted to allow market forces to shape privacy policy https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/07/25/privacy-shield-framework-europe-usa/ 11 comments business
- European readers still blocked from some US news sites - Major American news sites, including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News, remain unavailable to readers in the EU, a month after new data protection rules were implemented. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44614885 4 comments worldnews
- European readers still blocked from some US news sites - Major American news sites, including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News, remain unavailable to readers in the EU, a month after new data protection rules were implemented. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44614885 9 comments technology
- Major American news sites, including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News, remain unavailable to readers in the EU, a month after new data protection rules were implemented https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44614885 80 comments worldnews
- The EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be the biggest overhaul of global privacy rules in over 20 years: EU citizens receive sweeping new powers over how their data can be collected, used and stored, and it will affect laws worldwide by imposing hefty fines for non-compliance https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-data-protection-privacy-standards-gdpr-general-protection-data-regulation/ 5 comments worldnews
- The EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be the biggest overhaul of global privacy rules in over 20 years: EU citizens receive sweeping new powers over how their data can be collected, used and stored, and it will affect laws worldwide by imposing hefty fines for non-compliance https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-data-protection-privacy-standards-gdpr-general-protection-data-regulation/ 5 comments technology
- Online privacy is making a comeback: Next May, an EU regulation will enshrine the protection of personal data into law and not even Brexit is going to stop it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/20/data-hucksters-beware-online-privacy-eu-general-data-protection-regulation 37 comments worldnews
- European teenagers face having to secure parental permission to join the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat before the age of 16, under new EU data protection proposals. http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/14/financial-times-europes-tech-mad-teens-face-tighter-parental-controls.html 47 comments worldnews
- Proposed EU data protection rules include "right to be forgotten", allowing people to have data held about them deleted if there are no legitimate grounds for retaining it http://www.itworld.com/244255/proposed-eu-data-protection-rules-include-right-be-forgotten 5 comments worldnews
- The coming EU General Data Protection Regulation kicks in this May, and it enforces a user-first, privacy-centric set of rules that will end up remaking the world's web https://boingboing.net/2018/02/03/race-to-the-top.html 66 comments europe
- New, Strict EU Laws Force Facebook To Redefine And Publicize Its Privacy Principles. A major victory for privacy advocates, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will be the biggest overhaul of personal data privacy rules since the birth of the internet. Drastic fines announced. https://www.inquisitr.com/4760352/new-strict-eu-laws-force-facebook-to-redefine-and-publicize-its-privacy-principles/ 7 comments worldnews
- New, Strict EU Laws Force Facebook To Redefine And Publicize Its Privacy Principles. A major victory for privacy advocates, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will be the biggest overhaul of personal data privacy rules since the birth of the internet. Drastic fines announced. https://www.inquisitr.com/4760352/new-strict-eu-laws-force-facebook-to-redefine-and-publicize-its-privacy-principles/ 9 comments europe
- Stronger data protection in the EU: A major overhaul of current EU data protection rules, to put people in control of their personal data while at the same time making it easier for companies to move across Europe, was voted by the Civil Liberties Committee on Monday. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131021ipr22706/html/civil-liberties-meps-pave-the-way-for-stronger-data-protection-in-the-eu 4 comments worldnews
- Britain accused of trying to block EU data protection law "The European parliament is planning to vote on a new, unified data protection law for EU member states in the next few weeks, but activists fear Britain is deliberately obstructing the path to new legislation." http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/27/britain-eu-data-protection-law 20 comments europe
- EU Data Protection Chief Calls for No Backdoors and a 'Right to Encypt'.“Much more so than our homes, our mobile devices now contain revealing and sensitive data on almost every aspect of our lives, private and professional,” http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/eu-data-protection-chief-calls-for/? 56 comments worldnews
- The EFF, ACLU, EPIC, and more than a dozen other privacy and rights groups, are calling on the U.S. government to stop the "unprecedented lobbying campaign" over the proposed changes to EU data protection and privacy laws. http://www.zdnet.com/privacy-groups-call-on-u-s-government-to-stop-lobbying-against-eu-data-law-changes-7000010721/ 5 comments technology