• Jul 28, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, General Thought Leadership, Privacy News Online,

Third Time Lucky for Transatlantic Data Transfer Framework? Max Schrems Doesn’t Think So

The European Commission has just adopted a new “adequacy” decision to keep personal data flowing between the EU and the US. The stakes are high: according to the Commission, data flows underpin nearly one trillion euros in cross-border commerce each year. Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data may not be transferred … Continue reading “Third Time Lucky for Transatlantic Data Transfer Framework? Max Schrems Doesn’t Think So”

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  • Mar 29, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

How a Few Thoughtless Words about Privacy Led to Huge Political and Economic Headaches for the US and EU

One of the most surprising developments in recent years is how privacy – something that by definition is about small, intimate things – has become a major global force in the spheres of economics and politics. Perhaps the clearest demonstration of that transformation involves data flows across the Atlantic, and the Austrian lawyer and activist … Continue reading “How a Few Thoughtless Words about Privacy Led to Huge Political and Economic Headaches for the US and EU”

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  • Jan 24, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Bombshell Decision That Use of Google Analytics in Austria Violates Top EU Court’s Ruling Boosts GDPR Impact Again

The GDPR is finally beginning to make itself felt more strongly, as a series of blog posts have noted. The situation is summed up in a new “DLA Piper GDPR fines and data breach survey”. Compared with the previous year, total GDPR fines have increased from $179 million to $1.2 billion. But as the report … Continue reading “Bombshell Decision That Use of Google Analytics in Austria Violates Top EU Court’s Ruling Boosts GDPR Impact Again”

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  • Aug 18, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Will Privacy Activist Max Schrems’ New Legal Action Against Facebook at EU’s Highest Court Prove to Be His Most Important Yet?

Given the by-now inarguable importance of data protection to the online world today, it is extraordinary that one person and his organization have almost single-handedly shaped the privacy landscape there. The lawyer and activist Max Schrems, along with his NOYB.eu group, have featured many times on this blog. So many times, in fact, that it … Continue reading “Will Privacy Activist Max Schrems’ New Legal Action Against Facebook at EU’s Highest Court Prove to Be His Most Important Yet?”

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  • Mar 16, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

EU nations’ attempt to water down privacy protections could increase tension with US over personal data flows across the Atlantic

Last month, this blog noted that the EU’s important ePrivacy Regulation has now entered the final stretch of its legislative passage. An article on the Lawfare blog has spotted an interesting section in proposals from the Council of the EU, one of the three bodies that jointly agree new EU legislation. Although short – just … Continue reading “EU nations’ attempt to water down privacy protections could increase tension with US over personal data flows across the Atlantic”

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  • Nov 4, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

The next big privacy battles: cross-border data flows and data localization

A couple of weeks ago, this blog looked at a rather unexpected consequence of the decision by the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), to strike down the Privacy Shield framework that legalizes most flows of personal information from the EU to the US. In the wake of that … Continue reading “The next big privacy battles: cross-border data flows and data localization”

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  • Oct 15, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

French data protection authority says it can’t trust top US Internet companies with EU personal data – even if they keep it in the EU

Last month, this blog looked at the continuing repercussions of the decision by the EU’s top court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), to strike down the Privacy Shield framework that legalizes most flows of personal information from the EU to the US. The privacy activist who brought the original case against … Continue reading “French data protection authority says it can’t trust top US Internet companies with EU personal data – even if they keep it in the EU”

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  • Sep 17, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Latest developments in the long-running and crucial Schrems vs. Facebook GDPR privacy battle

Back in July, this blog reported on a major victory for the privacy campaigner Max Schrems at the Court of Justice of the European Union, (CJEU). Following that win, the big question now is: what effects will it have on the handling of personal data by the Internet giants? A quick fix is unlikely, but … Continue reading “Latest developments in the long-running and crucial Schrems vs. Facebook GDPR privacy battle”

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