European Union General Data Protection Regulation News

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 …

Dispute Among EU Regulators Delays Twitter Data Privacy Fine

Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland’s preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said on Thursday, triggering a process where a majority decision will be sought. Twitter had looked set to become the first …

Firms Need Immediate Rethink on U.S. Data Transfers, Says EU Privacy Watchdog

Companies seeking to transfer data to the United States must revert to new arrangements with immediate effect after the Privacy Shield transatlantic pact was declared invalid last week, a European Union watchdog said on Friday. The privacy watchdog said the …

Five Key Takeaways from California’s Watershed Privacy Law

California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have broad implications for organizations providing services to, or collecting data from, California consumers. The CCPA, enacted on June 28, shares …