EU privacy and data protection News

EU Privacy Supervisor Urges Ban on Facial Recognition Software

Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people’s private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said on Friday. The comments come two days after the European Commission proposed …

EU Announces Tough Draft Rules on Use of Artificial Intelligence

BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an attempt to set global standards for a key technology dominated by China and the United …

EU Set to Ban Artificial Intelligence Used for Mass Surveillance, Ranking Social Behavior

The European Union is poised to ban artificial intelligence (AI) systems used for mass surveillance or for ranking social behavior, while companies developing AI could face fines as high as 4% of global revenue if they fail to comply with …

EU Privacy Agency Does Not Expect New EU-US Data Privacy Accord Any Time Soon

Companies hoping the EU and the new U.S. administration will soon strike a new transatlantic data transfer pact to replace one struck down by a court will probably have to wait months for any result, the head of the EU …

Top EU Court Rules Mass Spying on Phone, Internet Data Is Unlawful

The European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday that unrestrained mass surveillance of phone and internet data is unlawful, in a move which could curb the powers of spying agencies in France and other EU countries. Privacy rights advocacy groups …

Google Begins Complying with EU ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling

Google has begun removing some search results to comply with a European Union ruling upholding citizens’ right to have objectionable personal information about them hidden in search engines. The so-called “right to be forgotten” was upheld by Europe’s top court …

U.S. EU Launch Free Trade Talks Despite Spying Concerns

The United States and the European Union began talks on Monday on a landmark bilateral free trade agreement, despite European concerns about U.S. spying that had threatened to delay the start after nearly two years of preparation. U.S. Trade Representative …