
EC fines Facebook EUR 110 mln for misleading WhatsApp info
Facebook has been fined EUR 110 million by the European Commission for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s investigation of the social network’s
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EC fines Facebook EUR 110 mln for misleading WhatsApp info
Facebook has been fined EUR 110 million by the European Commission for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s investigation of the social network’s

German Presidency first draft paper on e-privacy
The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a discussion paper regarding upcoming work on a potential ePrivacy Regulation. The presidency said

European Commission proposed a major €2,4 trillion recovery plan
On 27 May 2020 , the European Commission proposed a major €2,4 trillion recovery plan which is based on using the full potential of a powerful, modern

CNIL launches investigation of Criteo following PI’s complaint
According to a press release published by Privacy International on March 9th, the CNIL – French Data Protection Authority- has confirmed that it will launch

Ad industry critical of Google’s decision to phase out third-party cookies
Advertisers have questioned Google’s decision to phase out third-party cookies, CNBC reports. Association of National Advertisers Group Executive Vice President of Government Relations Dan Jaffe and

EU Commission 2020 work program insists on data, digital and SMEs
The European Commission has published its 2020 work program on 29th January 2020 and it clearly puts the focus on the EU data environment, on

German court says Facebook violates data protection law
German court has ruled that Facebook’s privacy settings violate consumer and data protection law. The ruling, which was published on 24 January 2020, blames Facebook

French DPA CNIL consultation on its draft recommendations on the use of cookies
France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has launched a consultation for its draft recommendations on the use of cookies. The CNIL conducted a separate consultation last fall to develop

After France, Italy also sets up a digital tax
The Italian Budget Law 2019 (Law no.145/2018), published in the Official Gazette (G.U.) on 1 January 2019, introduces a “new” tax on digital services (Italian Digital

New Contract summary for consumers of electronic communication services in the EU
The providers of these services, such as telephony, messaging or internet, will need to give to the consumers a summary of the contract before the
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