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The Ireland-based Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on May 2, 2025, after concerns arose about the company’s user data protection practices. The regulator also instructed TikTok to suspend all transfers of user data to China unless it aligns its data processing practices with EU regulations within six months. The […]
Major European research organizations have stopped collaborative research projects with China due to growing concerns about China’s Data Security Law. This law restricts the sharing of “important data” outside the country without special approval. As a result, joint research in areas like health and environmental science has been paused, creating uncertainty about future global scientific […]
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Merseyside-based law firm DPP Law Ltd £60,000 following a cyberattack that exposed sensitive personal information on the dark web. The ICO investigation revealed that DPP failed to implement adequate security measures to protect the personal data stored electronically. Cybercriminals accessed the firm’s network through an unused administrator […]
The European Union’s plan to reform its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Procedural Regulation are drawing criticism from privacy advocates. They warn that the reform is aimed at improving cross-border cooperation between data protection authorities (DPAs). However, it could actually create more complications in the system. What’s the Issue? Introduced in 2018, the GDPR was […]
Germany’s new coalition government is facing growing debate over the potential nationwide use of surveillance software developed by U.S.-based firm Palantir Technologies. According to the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD, the incoming government plans to enable police forces to perform automated data searches using standardized software. This move could open the door for […]
The future of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework—a key agreement allowing data transfers between Europe and the United States is once again facing uncertainty. Germany’s Interior Ministry has raised concerns about the stability of the agreement. These concerns come now that President Donald Trump is back in office. The ministry is worried about the direction […]
Footballers Show Red Card to Unauthorized Data Use More and more footballers—and other athletes—are standing up against the unauthorized use of their personal performance data. Many are now sending “stop processing” notices to data companies and betting firms, demanding they stop using their personal information without consent. Players fear that third parties, especially gambling companies, […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced that it will begin using public posts, comments, and interactions with its AI models to train its artificial intelligence systems in the European Union (EU). This decision follows Meta’s initial rollout of AI technology in Europe last month, which had been delayed due to […]
Europcar, one of the leading car rental companies in Europe, has confirmed a data breach involving its internal development environment, shining a spotlight on growing concerns around the security of corporate code repositories. The breach surfaced when a hacker, using the alias “Europcar,” posted on a dark web forum. The attacker claimed they had accessed […]
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into the AI model Grok. Grok is owned by Elon Musk’s company xAI. This probe is being conducted under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Role of GDPR and Data Processing Concerns Since December 2024, Grok has been available to users on the […]