Brussels faces industry ire over plans for ‘GDPR for AI’
Companies which use algorithms that discriminate against certain groups or calculate credit scores using information about consumers’ online habits could…
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Brexit border row to ‘cost £5.25bn in ecommerce sales’
Brexit might have been done and dusted nearly 10 weeks ago but its negative effects on the retail industry are…
GDPR superfan demands overhaul of ‘outdated law’
Just hours after the UK Government pledged to go its own way on data protection to boost the post-Brexit economy, one…
UK firms express relief as EU data transfer deal looms
UK business groups have hailed the European Commission’s draft data adequacy agreements which, once approved, will allow the continued free…
Don’t lose sleep over EU ePrivacy, DMA tells UK firms
The DMA has dismissed the re-emergence of the EU ePrivacy Regulation, following 18 months in the Brussels’ wilderness, claiming existing…
‘Dismay’ as EU chief calls for ban on targeted online ads
Brussels’ top data protection cop is calling for a ban on targeted advertising based on online users’ digital activity, in…
Firms face £1.6bn hit within weeks with no EU data deal
The Government has just six weeks to prevent UK businesses from being engulfed in yards of red tape and facing…
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…
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…