Tag: EU

December 20, 2018

Privacy watchdogs in Europe say they are continuing to see an increase in data breach reports as well as privacy complaints. That should be no surprise, because the EU on May 25 began enforcing its General Data Protection Regulation. Among […]

December 13, 2018

According to the EU’s net neutrality regulation, called the Open Internet Regulation, which came into force in 2016, internet providers should treat all internet traffic to and from their customers equally. Security measures, like blocking traffic on certain ports, are […]

November 16, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been a game changer for data privacy, and U.S. companies are beginning to catch up to the EU in data management practices. However, privacy is only one area in which U.S. organizations are […]

September 11, 2018

Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines globally. The technology giant is set for a showdown at the European Union […]

August 2, 2018

Well, that didn’t take long! Now that the deadline has come and gone for any business that is subject to the EU’s GDPR, I was wondering how long it would be before some legislature, here in the U.S., would follow […]

July 16, 2018

A vote by European Union lawmakers seeking to suspend Privacy Shield could spell bad news for businesses that have built their GDPR compliance strategy on adherence to the EU-U.S. data transfer agreement’s principles. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, like […]

June 6, 2018

The European Union has agreed to a series of updates to the European Communications Code (ECC) which it claims will help improve connectivity across the continent and fulfill the ambitions of the European Digital Single market. However, the new regulations, […]

March 28, 2018

European Union officials have asked Facebook whether any of the data collected by Cambridge Analytica belonged to European citizens, according to a letter obtained by The Hill. European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova wrote to Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg on Monday, […]

March 16, 2018

Just as the U.S. had been preparing to accuse Russia of launching cyberattacks against its energy and other critical infrastructure sectors, the notorious Russia-linked threat group known as Sofacy was spotted targeting a government agency in Europe. The United States […]

March 16, 2018

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation will take effect in May 2018. The Regulation governs the privacy practices of any company processing EU citizens’ data, whether or not that company is located in the EU. One of the GDPR’s requirements […]

December 22, 2016

Privacy Shield, the new international framework allowing companies to transfer customer data between the EU and the U.S., is getting good reviews so far, but some companies aren’t betting on it for the long term. Companies using Privacy Shield worry that […]

July 29, 2016

The European Union is expected to propose tighter rules on the export of dual-use technologies in September. The Union has been embarrassed by evidence that surveillance technology from companies such as Germany’s FinFisher GmbH and Italy’s Hacking Team have been used […]

July 14, 2016

Yesterday the European Commission formally approved the EU-US Privacy Shield, making transfers of personal data to the US legal under European law for companies that have certified to the framework. So, what have businesses been doing to date? Businesses have […]

July 13, 2016

European officials on Tuesday gave the final stamp of approval to a long-awaited data transfer deal between the U.S. and the European Union, allowing the agreement to go into effect after more than eight months of negotiations. The so-called Privacy […]

June 30, 2016

A Belgian appeals court has overturned an earlier ruling that said Facebook must stop tracking users in the country or face a $277,000 daily fine. The Belgium Privacy Commission announced Thursday that the case had been thrown out because the […]

June 29, 2016

The British decision to leave the European Union seems to have surprised everyone and caused knee-jerk reactions around the world. The immediate response has sent the pound tumbling and raised suggestions that Britain is now a sitting target for cyber […]

March 1, 2016

A proposed deal between the United States and the European Union that allows private companies to transfer data is coming under attack, effectively ensuring that U.S. firms operating in Europe will face protracted legal uncertainty. Activists on Monday got their […]

February 8, 2016

European privacy regulators are putting U.S. surveillance practices under the microscope, this time with a crucial transatlantic data deal hanging in the balance. Legal and privacy advocates say European nations are poised to strike down the deal if they decide […]

October 7, 2015

A European court on Tuesday tossed out a long-standing agreement between the United States and European Union over how private data handled by Facebook and other companies can be exchanged, inflaming transatlantic trade tensions. The European Court of Justice’s ruled […]