Irelandโs Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a fresh inquiry into TikTokโs transfers of personal data to Chinese servers, it said Thursday, following on from its investigation that led to a โฌ530 million fine against the company in April. The Irish regulator in April was informed by TikTok of an issue that meant a limited [โฆ]
Meta’s advertising plan has triggered privacy concerns in Europe.
France faces a tricky legal and technological challenge to make a social media prohibition for under-15s happen.ย
The European Commission on Wednesday said it is ultimately up to national governments to block minors from social media, leaving the door open for France to ban under-15s. Franceโs President Emmanuel Macron late on Tuesday said France โcanโt waitโ any longer in banning social media for children under 15, in response to a fatal stabbing [โฆ]
If Brussels is serious about maintaining the integrity of its tech rules, it needs to focus on shifting regulation away from Dublin.
The EU executive is creating a new category of โsmall mid-capโ companies as it continues a deregulation push.
Proposed changes to the GDPR, it is feared, could open a Pandora’s box of EU tech lobbying.
The US has similar concerns over how Chinese authorities can access data from the popular app.
Video-sharing app had for years claimed it did not store European personal data on servers in China.
Co-leaders say party is โbeing publicly discredited and criminalisedโ by intelligence agencyโs move to change classification. This live blog is closedGerman spy agency labels AfD as โconfirmed rightwing extremistโ forceElsewhere, TikTok has been fined …
A decade after we launched in Brussels, Europe’s place in the world is ever more uncertain. The battle for relevance will dominate the next 10 years.
The investigation threatens to stoke further tensions between the EU and U.S. over tech rules.
ChatGPTโs tendency to โhallucinateโ and spit out made-up information about people has triggered a second complaint from Austrian privacy group Noyb.
Chinese AI firm has emerged as a fierce competitor to industry leaders like OpenAI.
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Meta’s chief executive points to EU regulation for delaying or halting the Big Tech rollout of artificial intelligence services.
New leadership in Dublin has put the EUโs privacy regulators on a collision course with Big Tech.
Germanyโs proposed revision of its Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) would allow automatic credit scoring, a common practice that is currently in legal muddy waters.
Regulators are cracking down on tech firmsโ development of artificial intelligence systems over data protection concerns.
Europe has moved slowly to regulate Pavel Durov’s social media app.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Uber for transferring European taxi drivers’ personal data to the USย without proper protection forย over two years, violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the authority announced on…
Ride-hailing tech giant protests against what it called a “flawed decision.”
Employees’ ID cards, birth certificates and medical records were compromised in the breach.
The European Commission does not plan to reopen the General Data Protection Regulation, instead focusing on enforcement, as privacy in the age of artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly controversial.ย
Consumer organisations allege X’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool is in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a complaint filed with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Monday (5 August).
Noyb sued the Hamburg data protection authority on 1 August in a bid to overturn its recent decision that German newspaper Der Spiegel “pay or okay” model was lawful.
The platform’s lead EU regulator is looking into the matter, which may infringe upon the bloc’s privacy rules.
The European Commission found serious enforcement issues with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and called for clearer guidelines to strengthen data protection across member states in a report published on Thursday (25 July).
Dr. Ceren Kasฤฑm, Postdoctoral
Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Hildesheim, Germany
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The first-ever binding European
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The new Apple and OpenAI partnership aiming to ingrate ChatGPT into Apple’s operating systems, virtual assistant, and writing tools poses important questions about competition and privacy, experts told Euractiv.
A European travel tech industry group filed two separate complaints to French and Belgian data protection authorities over Ryanair’s use of biometric data, according to a press release shared with Euractiv.
With such powerful capabilities comes great responsibility: We must prioritize policies that harness the power of AI while protecting against harm.
Noyb, the Austrian non-profit founded by activist Max Schrems, has filed a complaint with the local privacy authority, alleging that OpenAI has violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and has not done enough to correct inaccurate pe…
Activist demands regulators launch probe over ChatGPT’s wild guess on his date of birth.
Though it was previously willing to follow in Americaโs footsteps, Europeโs response is muted this time around, largely avoiding debate about the app as the EU election looms.ย ย
The European Data Protection Board opposed Meta’s controversial “pay or okay” business model in an opinion published on Wednesday (17 April), saying this binary approach was not compliant with the EU’s data privacy rules.
Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday (10 April) on amendments to strengthen the enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), however, stakeholders urged for further improvements, particularly regarding complainant…
The least the public should be able to expect is for the worldโs biggest companies to not receive public money without being held to the same standards as a family-run farm.
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Welcome to Euractivโs Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
The European Court of Justice on Thursday (7 March) found the Belgian association IAB Europe’s consent system for auctioning personal data in breach of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.
A letter sent by member of European Parliament Paul Tang, seen by Euractiv, raises questions regarding the potential effects of the UK’s Data Protection Bill on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The non-profit digital rights organisation Noyb filed an additional complaint on Thursday morning (11 January) with the Austrian data protection authority about Facebook’s โpay or okayโ system, this time focusing on the withdrawal conditions.
Extended reality has the potential to revolutionise the visualisation and planning of surgeries, medical experts already working with such tools told Euractiv in an interview.
The European Data Protection Board announced on Thursday (7 December) its binding decision about banning Metaโs platforms from processing personal data for behavioural advertising.
The European Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday (5 December) that is set to facilitate the imposition of fines for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
In its digital quest, the EU stands at a crossroads, employing the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme (EUCS) to balance cybersecurity, autonomy, and global aspirations while probing the efficiency of governance and sovereignty, writes Francesc…
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and 18 of its members filed a complaint to the European Commission on Thursday (30 November) against Meta’s “unfair pay-or-consent” model under EU consumer law.
EU lawmakers reached a deal in the early hours of Thursday (16 November) to regulate data-sharing of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia.
French national police have been illegally using the Israeli facial recognition software Briefcam since 2015, the French investigative media Disclose reported.
EU policymakers should have the “courage and fair-mindedness” to pursue a sovereign cloud and regulate American cloud providers under the EU antitrust law on digital markets, Michel Paulin, CEO of the leading French provider OVHcloud, told Euractiv in …
The recent announcement of “a new, independent cloud for Europe” by Amazon Web Services has underlined the growing divergence between the positions of Paris and Berlin regarding digital sovereignty in the cloud sector.
The app unlawfully let anyone potentially watch and interact with teenagers in 2020.
Digital dialogue comes as EU, China clash over electric car subsidies.
MP Philippe Latombe launches the latest round of legal fighting.
Cars are increasingly filming, recording and tracking drivers and passengers, new report finds.
ChatGPT founder Sam Altman’s crypto project is under scrutiny for collecting users’ biometric data.
Chinese-owned app is in the data protection watchdog’s crosshairs.
The Meta-owned social media platforms will face a temporary three-month ban on behavioural advertising based on extensive user profiling in Norway starting on 4 August, following a ruling of the EU Court of Justice that found the practice lacked a lega…
