EU Privacy Agency Does Not Expect New EU-US Data Privacy Accord Any Time Soon December 7, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Companies hoping the EU and the new U.S. administration will soon strike a new transatlantic data transfer pact to replace...
Major U.S. Tech Firms Look to Be Ignoring Europe’s Data Privacy Rules September 28, 2020 Technology firms’ compliance with European restrictions on transatlantic data transfers is shockingly poor, Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems said on...
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...
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...
GDPR Day 1: Privacy Activist Files Complaints Against Tech Giants Over ‘Forced Consent’ May 25, 2018 By Douglas Busvine and Lucy Fielder As Europe’s new privacy law took effect on Friday, one activist wasted no time in asserting the additional rights it...