Margrethe Vestager, EU tech regulator: ‘I fear social media will deactivate democracy’
Competition commissioner eschews a personal Facebook account ‘to give her children free space’
On May 25th GDPR comes into force for Europe’s 500m citizens
The General Data Protection Regulation is a 99-chapter piece of legislation that returns to people control of their personal data
Privacy Shield: The new EU rules on transatlantic data sharing will not protect you
Albrecht and Schrems say new regime likely to fall foul of EU Court of Justice in same way as Safe Harbor
Charlie Flanagan urges Irish MEPs to vote for counterterrorism law
Vote on Passenger Name Records before European Parliament on Thursday
Privacy Shield: a safe harbour for EU data?
Transatlantic data protection package is still just a proposed framework, not a done deal
EU to require parental assent to social media for children
Additional measures designed to harness personal control over data
Data watchdog’s ‘blind trust’ criticised by German regulators
Safe Harbour mechanism should be ruled ‘invalid’ and in breach of EU laws and rights
EU states agree to overhaul regulation of data protection
Agreement on common position means final deal is expected before the end of the year
Germany double-dealing over data legislation, say negotiators
Officials accused of allying with industry in secret while championing privacy in public
Internet giants may face fines of up to €100m for data breaches
European Parliament committee votes for measure that would impose stringent new rules in relation to citizens’ information
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