EU Wants Better Self-Regulation by Facebook, Google, Twitter; Plans Liability Changes September 11, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech...
Firms Need Immediate Rethink on U.S. Data Transfers, Says EU Privacy Watchdog July 28, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Companies seeking to transfer data to the United States must revert to new arrangements with immediate effect after the Privacy...
European Union Court Invalidates Special Data Privacy Shield Granted U.S. Firms July 16, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee and Marine Strauss LUXEMBOURG – Europe’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a transatlantic data transfer deal is invalid because of concerns about...
Ireland, Luxembourg Lag in Support for Policing EU Data Privacy Compliance June 25, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Ireland and Luxembourg, European headquarters to Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon, need a substantial boost in resources to deal with...
Google Urges EU to Use Current Laws, Not New Ones, to Regulate Artificial Intelligence May 29, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Google has called on the European Union to use current EU laws to govern the use of artificial intelligence rather...
EU Top Court to Hear Privacy Issues of Tech Firms’ Personal Data Transfers December 15, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems’ seven-year battle against Facebook reaches a crucial point on Dec. 17 when an adviser to...
EU Regulators to Weigh If Antitrust Rules Fit for Today’s Global, Digital Markets December 9, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee EU regulators will review two-decade old rules that determine if companies have the market power to throttle rivals or control...
EU’s Landmark Data Privacy Law, GDPR, Already Providing Global Standard May 23, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee A landmark European privacy law is making waves worldwide a year after it came into force, fundamentally changing the way...
EU Parliament Approves Law Establishing Basic Rights for Gig Workers April 16, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a law setting minimum rights for workers in the “gig economy,” a move that...
EU’s New Copyright Rules Could Hurt Google, Facebook April 15, 2019 By Foo Yun Chee Google will have to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook filter out protected content under new copyright rules aimed...