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EU considering a New Council working party on blanket telecommunications surveillance
The German Presidency of the Council of the EU is planning a new working party, which will work on policy and legal initiatives aiming to
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EU considering a New Council working party on blanket telecommunications surveillance
The German Presidency of the Council of the EU is planning a new working party, which will work on policy and legal initiatives aiming to
German Cartel Office opens two proceedings against Google
The German Cartel Office, Bundeskartellamt, has opened two proceedings against Google Germany, Google Ireland and Alphabet, based on new regulations applying to digital companies. The first
Court of Justice of the EU rules no mass surveillance without limits
In a ruling from October 6, 2020 , the CJEU has made it clear that national security concerns do not exclude EU Member States from
EU Data Strategy : European Parliament unveils a resolution
On 25 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted in plenary session a resolution on the EU Data Strategy. This resolution stresses the importance of the EU
Spain to consider Instant Messaging providers as telecommunication providers
The Spanish government is preparing a tax for instant messaging services. A bill is underway that will affect applications like WhatsApp, the favorite in the
European Data Protection Board Statement on the Council position on e-privacy
The EDPB welcomes the agreed negotiation mandate adopted by the Council on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communication services
The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 9 that Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner issued a preliminary order that Facebook must stop transferring user data to the U.S.
On March 10th, 2021, the EDPB and EDPS adopted a joint opinion on the proposal for a Data Governance Act (DGA). The EDPB and EDPS
European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis will be the EU’s new trade commissioner and Mairead McGuinness will be the new Irish commissioner with responsibility
Council to discuss a first draft paper on the EU Data Governance proposal
On February 22, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU proposed its first draft paper on the EU Data Governance Act, proposal which
Council agrees its position on ePrivacy rules
On February 10th, 2021, member states agreed on a negotiating mandate for the Council on the e-privacy regulation. These updated ‘ePrivacy’ rules will define cases in
Paris Commercial Court fines Google 1 M for abuse of dominant position
In a judgment handed down on 10 February, the Paris Commercial Court ordered Google Ireland to pay the directory assistance information operator Oxone more than
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