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Austria enforces against Meta trackers

Austria’s data regulator has found that a website’s use of Facebook trackers illegally transferred personal data to the US, but refused to enforce against Meta directly.

16 March 2023

EDPB begins work on DPO industry

The EDPB has launched its enforcement action into the role of data protection officers, seeking to address the issues they face in driving compliance within EU organisations.

16 March 2023

Belgian regulator pauses adtech change implementation

The Belgian data protection authority has put IAB Europe’s implementation of its action plan on hold on the eve of a court hearing.

15 March 2023

Dutch judgment heralds Meta compensation claims

A Dutch court has ruled that Facebook unlawfully processed the personal data of users in the Netherlands for a decade, in a Cambridge Analytica-linked judgment that the claimant NGOs said clears the way for consumers to seek compensation.

15 March 2023

SEC rejects Covington battle against data breach client disclosure

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has reaffirmed its push for an order compelling Covington & Burling to provide the identities of clients that suffered a data breach.

15 March 2023

GitHub and OpenAI plaintiffs seek anonymity amid slurs and death threats

Plaintiffs have alleged they were exposed to slurs and threats of bodily harm after filing a copyright class action against Microsoft, GitHub and OpenAI.

15 March 2023

UK complaint calls for YouTube algorithmic deletion

An activist has asked the ICO to force YouTube to delete algorithms trained on children’s data – but while the regulator has said it could theoretically force algorithmic deletion, such an order might exceed its powers.

15 March 2023

Data Act clears the European Parliament

The European Parliament has voted through the Data Act, including additions to the European Commission’s draft that are intended to give individuals greater control over their data and to incentivise data-sharing.

14 March 2023

Singapore watchdog slams “uncooperative and evasive” company

Singapore’s data regulator has issued a strongly-worded decision criticising Eatigo’s conduct during a data breach investigation.

14 March 2023

Texas data privacy bill draws industry support and activists’ concerns

The author of a proposed Texas privacy bill has warned that Texans cannot wait for perfection while businesses make unregulated use of personal data.

14 March 2023

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