Tag: EU
  • Jan 28, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

China releases draft of major new privacy law: why it matters to everyone online

China has frequently figured in this blog, usually in the context of its censorship, surveillance activities, and wide-ranging abuse of human rights. But there’s another side to the story. Like other people around the world, China’s billion or so Internet users want their privacy protected when they go online. Trying to satisfy that need while … Continue reading “China releases draft of major new privacy law: why it matters to everyone online”

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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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  • Dec 10, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

New report shows Google tracks 80% of the Web, with Amazon likely to overtake Facebook as second-worst privacy threat

It’s no secret that practically every Web page we visit is infested with trackers. On its own, that would be bad enough. But most trackers are used in order to aggregate enormous quantities of data. Taken together, these create extremely detailed profiles that reveal many things about us, include some pretty private and intimate ones. … Continue reading “New report shows Google tracks 80% of the Web, with Amazon likely to overtake Facebook as second-worst privacy threat”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: November 13, 2020

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of November 13th, 2020 EU continues to push for lawful access (aka backdoors) to end-to-end encrypted data A draft resolution by the Council of the European Union has highlighted that the EU is moving towards mandating encryption backdoors in platforms like Signal and WhatsApp – but God forbid they … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: November 13, 2020”

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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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  • Nov 9, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments,

EU continues to push for lawful access (aka backdoors) to end-to-end encrypted data

A leaked draft resolution from the Council of the European Union highlights that the government is planning to crack down on the end-to-end (e2e) encryption used by messaging apps such as Signal and WhatsApp. What the EU is calling for is a “balance” between regular encryption use and lawful access to encrypted data. The EU … Continue reading “EU continues to push for lawful access (aka backdoors) to end-to-end encrypted data”

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  • Oct 27, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

EU politicians want Europe’s next big digital law to tackle micro-targeted advertising, by regulating or even banning it

Although privacy is by its very nature personal, it is also something that concerns everyone. As a result, local data protection laws can have a global impact. That’s certainly been the case with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has often figured on this blog. The EU is currently working on its next … Continue reading “EU politicians want Europe’s next big digital law to tackle micro-targeted advertising, by regulating or even banning it”

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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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  • Sep 23, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Web sites shared over 100 trillion pieces of our personal data last year: time to stop real-time bidding’s blatant disregard of privacy

Last week Privacy News Online wrote about developments in the long-running battle between the privacy campaigner Max Schrems and Facebook. One of the key issues there is the failure by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) to act on the initial complaint made by Schrems seven years ago. That matters, because under EU law, Ireland … Continue reading “Web sites shared over 100 trillion pieces of our personal data last year: time to stop real-time bidding’s blatant disregard of privacy”

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  • Jul 29, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Key questions raised about algorithmic transparency by new GDPR case brought against Uber by its drivers

Back in 2017, this blog noted a new threat to privacy from the increasing use of workplace surveillance. Once people’s work is quantified automatically, it can then be used for algorithmic management, as we described this year. The coronavirus lockdown has led to millions of people working from home for the first time. As well … Continue reading “Key questions raised about algorithmic transparency by new GDPR case brought against Uber by its drivers”

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