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Austrian newspaper’s consent model violates EU privacy rules: court

The case will likely be referred to the EU’s highest court.

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Denmark to drive GDPR simplification: Scaleups must not be forgotten

EU Justice Ministers met in Copenhagen to discuss targeted GDPR simplification. While the Commission rules out a full review, momentum is growing to ease burdens, especially for SMEs and scale-ups, which are key to Europe's competitiveness

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European Data Union Strategy: Let’s not avoid the difficult questions

The EU’s Data Union Strategy aims to boost AI-friendly data use, streamline rules, and expand global data flows. But GDPR remains off the table. Unfair B2B data sharing, lack of incentives for public institutions need more attention.

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Irish watchdog begins probe into TikTok’s data transfers to China

In April, the video sharing platform was hit with a €530 million fine.

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Irish privacy watchdog seeks extra funding to handle expanded role

The Irish data protection authority has already involved in questions related to the lawfulness of AI apps such as Meta AI and X’s Grok.

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EU clinches deal to ease cross-border data protection cooperation

Investigations under the General Data Protection Regulation must now be completed in 15 months.

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Six months without a new EU privacy chief, and still no deal in sight

The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor expired on 5 December.

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Meta's AI tool's better, but we're still watching it: Irish watchdog

The Irish data protection authority has been engaging with Meta since March 2024, when the Big Tech company first said it would bring MetaAI to Europe.

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Commission to offer mid-cap companies data protection relief

SMEs can expect an exemption from some obligations of the EU’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as part of the European Commission’s simplification efforts.

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Three months before deadline, EU countries not ready for AI oversight

A delay in appointing the oversight bodies will mean uncertainty for businesses that have to start complying with the rules.

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TikTok fined €530 million for unsecure data transfers to China

The Irish watchdog launched the probe in 2021: TikTok was already fined €345 million in 2023 for failing to protect children's privacy.

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The man ensuring the EU sticks to its own data laws | Radio Schuman

The EU's privacy watchdog Wojciech Wiewiórowski is responsible for ensuring the EU's institutions stick to their own data protection laws. What were the challenges he faced during his mandate? And how will geopolitical tensions impact the digital future?

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EU plans to reform data protection rules are tangled mess, privacy advocates warn

Efforts by EU institutions to fix the enforcement gaps in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) risk doing more harm than good, according to privacy advocacy group noyb.

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Trump White House jeopardises EU-US data deal: German ministry

The Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework has already been challenged before the EU’s highest court.

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X's AI platform under scrutiny for data use

The Irish privacy watchdog questioned the use of personal data by Grok last year.

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TikTok facing €500m fine over EU data illegally sent to China - report

The fine could be one of the largest handed down by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, TikTok’s main European regulator.

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Irish privacy watchdog has ‘unresolved questions’ about Meta’s AI tool

The tech giant has introduced MetaAI across Europe, after it halted the launch in the bloc last year due to ‘regulatory uncertainty’.

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Decision on next EU privacy chief in deadlock

The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor expired last December.

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Meta's AI tool still not cleared for use by EU Commission

MetaAI will be launched across Europe, months after the company faced regulators’ questions for the use of personal data to train its AI models.

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Amazon considers appeal against record privacy fine decision

The company has 40 days to decide whether it will take further legal action.