Tag: belgium
  • Nov 11, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Belgium, GDPR Superpower, About to Rule Leading Ad Tracking Framework is Illegal

This blog’s posts can often seem a depressing series of stories about privacy loss. But there are some major fightbacks happening in the background, many of which require the slow grinding through bureaucratic and legal processes. The main framework for these is the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), whose impact reaches far beyond Europe. … Continue reading “Belgium, GDPR Superpower, About to Rule Leading Ad Tracking Framework is Illegal”

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  • Jul 6, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Multiple European Attempts to Strengthen Online Privacy Are Likely to Have Global Impact

Often it can seem that the battle to protect online privacy is hopeless, as companies gather ever-more data about us as we move around the internet. But in the background, the fightback is underway. It’s happening on multiple fronts, and it’s happening slowly, but it is definitely happening. For example, back in 2017, Privacy News … Continue reading “Multiple European Attempts to Strengthen Online Privacy Are Likely to Have Global Impact”

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  • Jan 19, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Is the GDPR finally going to get some teeth?

The GDPR is a powerful, far-reaching piece of legislation, but one whose full potential the EU data protection authorities have so far failed to realize. Research from DLA Piper shows that fines totalling 272.5 million euros (about $332.4 million) have been imposed since the GDPR came into operation in May 2018. Given the size of … Continue reading “Is the GDPR finally going to get some teeth?”

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  • Nov 12, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

How privacy activists are fighting on multiple fronts to strengthen EU privacy laws that will have a global impact

This blog frequently covers the world of EU data protection because it is that region of the world that leads the way in regulating digital privacy, just as the US leads the way in terms of digital technology. And as technological developments in the US have major implications around the world, so too does the … Continue reading “How privacy activists are fighting on multiple fronts to strengthen EU privacy laws that will have a global impact”

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  • Oct 7, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Top court rules again that EU laws may not require general and indiscriminate data retention, but then muddies the privacy waters

National governments in the EU are very keen for communication companies to store traffic and location data for all their users. They claim this is necessary to enable the authorities to fight terrorism and serious crime. Such information may be helpful in some cases, but it also entails a massive invasion of privacy for hundreds … Continue reading “Top court rules again that EU laws may not require general and indiscriminate data retention, but then muddies the privacy waters”

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  • Mar 27, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Telecoms across Europe are sharing phone location data with governments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

A telecommunications lobbying group, the GSMA, has confirmed that several telecom companies in Europe are providing mobile phone location data with the European Union as a way to track the spread of COVID-19. According to Reuters and other media sources, these are the telecommunications companies that are working with the European Union to provide “anonymized” … Continue reading “Telecoms across Europe are sharing phone location data with governments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic”

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