Tributes flood in for EU data ethics champion Buttarelli
The EU’s top data protection chief, Giovanni Buttarelli, a key architect of GDPR and one of the first to question…
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Brussels hails GDPR but warns of more work to be done
The European Commission is patting itself on the back for implementing GDPR, insisting that the regulation has achieved many of…
Brussels plots GDPR ad blitz…this time it might mean it
The European Commission has once again pledged to launch a major EU-wide marketing and advertising campaign to boost awareness of…
Google challenges EU with appeal over €1.5bn ad fine
Google has, true to form, refused to take its latest European Commission fine on the chin after the tech giant…
Facebook buckles over EC data transparency demands
Facebook has finally bowed to pressure from the European Commission and consumer protection authorities to be more transparent over how…
Brussels chiefs to launch probe of Microsoft data deals
Brussels data protection chiefs are set to launch an internal investigation into cloud and software deals between EU institutions and…
Brussels hits Google for €1.5bn over ad market abuse
The European Commission has whacked Google with a €1.49bn (£1.28bn) fine for abusing its monopoly in online advertising, taking the…
EU chief calls for audit of Facebook’s data practices
The European Union is set to increase pressure on Facebook to come clean about its data practices after the chair…
Brussels threatens Facebook over data transparency
The European Commission has warned Facebook it is losing patience with the social network’s failure to comply with new transparency…
DMA opens twin offensive against ePrivacy overhaul
The DMA is aiming to exploit new delays to the looming ePrivacy Regulation by launching a two-pronged attack against the…