Third time lucky? EU and US open Privacy Shield talks
The European Commission and the US Department of Commerce have opened top level talks on yet another transatlantic data transfer…
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Brussels inquiry slams the brakes on Google Fitbit deal
Any plans Google had for a speedy takeover of smartwatch business Fitbit have been scuppered by the Brussels, with the…
Firms face scramble for post-Brexit data transfer deals
Brussels data protection chiefs have issued yet another shot across the bows to UK-based companies which transfer data to and…
GDPR financially crippling for SMEs, Brussels is warned
GDPR is still proving difficult to implement, placing a major financial burden on SMEs, providing a lack of clarity for…
Now Germans call for GDPR shake-up to avoid ‘collapse’
Just hours after warnings that EU member states are putting the future of GDPR at risk by under-investing in enforcement,…
Brussels urged to act on GDPR failings or risk demise
The European Commission must force member states to increase investment in GDPR enforcement – and even refer them to the…
Brussels to relax data laws to help build EU tech giants
The European Commission is aiming to break US tech giants’ stranglehold on the data economy by changing the law to…
It could’ve been EU too: EC plots data-driven future
Two days after Brexiteers finally “got their country back”, Brussels is already planning to create a data-centric single market without the UK,…
Brussels told to get a move on with ePrivacy overhaul
The lack of progress over the EU ePrivacy Regulation is leading to the continued abuse of consumers’ most sensitive data,…
Brussels turns its sights on to ‘unfair’ Google for Jobs
Brussels is continuing its pursuit of Google’s dominance of the online world by launching a fresh investigation into the company’s…