Lack of progress on successor to Privacy Shield transatlantic data transfer agreement and UK exit from GDPR likely to mean complications, experts say

Lack of progress on successor to Privacy Shield transatlantic data transfer agreement and UK exit from GDPR likely to mean complications, experts say
Facebook begins legal action against Irish Data Protection Commission over preliminary order barring it from sending EU personal data to the US
European Commission could temporarily bar facial recognition in public places as new rules to protect individuals’ privacy are worked out
Study finds websites’ consent platforms largely fail to comply with data protection rules, and may even incentivise ‘illegal configurations’
Commission taking a new look into Google’s collection and use of data in wake of multiple antitrust decisions and 8 billion euros in fines
Member states fail to agree on scope of regulations that aim to apply more rigorous privacy standards to the likes of Skype and WhatsApp
Contract for the Web, backed by 150 organisations, seeks to protect the web from becoming a ‘dystopia’ dominated by misinformation and abuse
New cloud contract terms to roll out worldwide after European regulators found ‘serious concerns’ over the way Microsoft was handling citizens’ data
Deal would put Google into direct competition with Apple Watch, but faces close scrutiny from antitrust regulators over privacy implications
Microsoft’s contracts with EU agencies found to have ‘significant scope for improvement’ where it comes to protecting citizens’ data
Capgemini finds firms struggle with legacy IT systems, complex requirements and mounting costs to bring themselves into line with strict data protection rules
Company to require users to reconfirm if they want to allow humans to listen to Assistant recordings, following privacy row
Social network says probe has addressed ‘millions’ of apps so far, as company seeks to repair its image in wake of Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Google’s settlement with the FTC to pay $150m to $200m fine was criticised as too low and as ‘effectively rewarding’ the company
Canary Wharf also said to be considering private face recognition trials, in spite of controversy over police use of the technology
Decision makes websites and Facebook jointly responsible for collecting user data via ‘Like’ button plugins, potentially meaning ‘serious repercussions’
Over a year since it was introduced, 30 percent of European organisations are still not GDPR compliant
But FTC refrains from imposing strict limits on Facebook’s data practices, adding to criticism that the penalty is a slap on the wrist
Police warned about data protection implications of using of facial recognition technology
Case opening this week in European Court of Justice could invalidate legal basis for transfer of citizens’ data to any country outside the European Union
European regulators are tightening their grip on multinationals including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google as stricter GDPR rules come into play
Some 2.5 million direct marketing messages were sent to mobile customers without their consent
Dating app ordered to hand over messages, videos and photos of Russian users, as part of tough ‘data protection’ laws
Google faces more data protection scrutiny in Europe following series of actions filed in the UK, Germany, France and other EU countries
The focus on ‘anti-competitive conduct’ at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare their own investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Facebook chief executive and chairman sees off a series of votes aimed at reducing his power at the social media giant
Airlines’ mobile apps typically contain an average of 21 vulnerabilities each and transmit data over multiple unsecured connections, researchers find
Information commissioner urges firms to focus on ‘getting it right’ – but promises first GDPR penalties coming soon
The ‘disappearing’ message platform vendor has dedicated tools to gather user data for internal purposes, and has had to contend with staff abuse of those tools in the past, finds a report
Next-generation networks make it too difficult for security agencies to spy on targets, says EU counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove in leaked memo