Draft docs: the European Commission plans to simplify some of its privacy rules, including GDPR, to boost AI growth and slash red tape for businesses in Europe
BRUSSELS — European Union officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of AI …
The Irish Data Protection Commission appoints Niamh Sweeney, Facebook's former head of public policy in Ireland, as its new commissioner, starting on October 13
Niamh Sweeney to take up role in October — Former tech industry lobbyist Niamh Sweeney has been named to the Data Protection Commission …
NOYB files a privacy complaint against Mozilla with the Austrian data protection authority, accusing it of tracking Firefox users on websites without consent
Vienna-based advocacy group NOYB on Wednesday said it has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority …
Meta will pause the launch of Meta AI in EU after the Irish DPC asked it to delay training its LLMs using adult EU users' public Facebook and Instagram content
Meta pauses AI models launch in Europe due to Irish request | … @finnmyrstad@eupolicy.social : 💪🙌💥Public pressure works! #meta delays implementing their AI training of users person...
Meta will pause the launch of Meta AI in EU after the Irish DPC asked it to delay training its LLMs using adult EU users' public Facebook and Instagram content
Meta Platforms (META.O) will not launch its Meta AI in Europe for now following a request from the Irish privacy regulator, the U.S. social media company said on Friday.
Privacy nonprofit noyb files a GDPR complaint against OpenAI in Austria on behalf of an unnamed public figure, who found ChatGPT gave his incorrect birth date
OpenAI is facing another privacy complaint in the European Union. This one, which has been filed by privacy rights nonprofit noyb …
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’ Théophane Hartmann / Euractiv : Consumer groups file complaint against Meta's ‘pay-or-consent’ model X: Robert Bateman / @robertjbateman : If Met...
The BEUC and its members follow noyb in filing a complaint against Meta's €9.99+/month subscriptions in the EU, saying the tier amounts to charging for privacy
Meta Platforms' (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month …
The EU and the US agree to a new data transfer deal, which is likely to face a legal challenge given EU judges threw out two prior pacts over privacy concerns
they even forgot to rename the link in the footer: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/ ... https://twitter.com/... [image] Eric Mamer / @mamereric : Today we adopted the 🇪🇺 EU-US...
A last-minute amendment to an Irish bill would let the Data Protection Commission declare some info in privacy complaints as “confidential”, sparking an uproar
given the lack of public discussion it may have simply been overlooked what this really means for freedom of speech and journalism. https://twitter.com/... Forums: Hacker News : Ir...
The EU issues Meta a record €1.2B GDPR fine for sending European user data to the US and orders stopping the transfers and unlawful processing within six months
but only for 15 minutes European Data Protection Board : Binding Decision 1/2023 on the dispute submitted by the Irish SA on data transfers by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for it...
The EU issues Meta a record €1.2B GDPR fine for sending European user data to the US and orders stopping the transfers and unlawful processing within six months
but only for 15 minutes European Data Protection Board : Binding Decision 1/2023 on the dispute submitted by the Irish SA on data transfers by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for it...
The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months
Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open
The EU fines Meta €1.2B over sending European user data to the US, a record GDPR fine, and orders Meta to stop transfers and delete the data within six months
Decision places pressure on Washington to implement surveillance changes for Europe to allow Meta to keep the data spigot open
Sources: to comply with EU privacy rulings, Meta will let users opt out of some highly personalized ads, using an online form that Meta will review and approve
Facebook, Instagram parent hopes plans to alter a privacy approach that would limit the impact from EU orders
EU Commission changes, triggered by human rights group ICCL, mean regulators in Ireland and elsewhere will report six times a year on GDPR, violations, and more
It's well established that the European Union has some of the strictest privacy laws in the world, threatening fines of up to 4% of a company's annual turnover.
The Irish DPC fines Meta €390M over GDPR breaches related to its ad and data handling practices, giving the company three months to comply; Meta plans to appeal
quickly — find a new legal basis for its sprawling targeted advertising empire. 🧵 https://pro.politico.eu/... @maxschrems : So, @noybeu (that the @DPCIreland calls “an [unspecified...
Biden signs an EO to implement Privacy Shield 2.0, the EU-US data transfer framework seeking to address EU concerns of surveillance by US intelligence agencies
- President Joe Biden signed an executive order to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the U.S. and Europe.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission, on behalf of the EU, fines WhatsApp €225M for privacy violations, the second-largest fine under GDPR; WhatsApp will appeal
Regulators say chat-service unit failed to disclose fully how it collected and shared data about its users Source: Data Protection Commission .
Austria's Supreme Court asks CJEU if Facebook “undermines” GDPR by treating a contract as consent to deliver targeted ads, following a request from Max Schrems
BREAKING: Austrian Supreme Court asks CJEU if Facebook “undermines” the GDPR by confusing ‘consent’ with an alleged ‘contract’.