DeepSeek may face further regulatory actions, EU privacy watchdog saysThe concerns prompted the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to broaden the scope of a taskforce created in April 2023 to foster coopera...
Meta, others should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog saysThe U.S. tech giant launched the no-ads subscription service for Facebook and Instagram in Europe last November, saying users who consent t...
EU privacy watchdogs urged to oppose Meta's paid ad-free servicePrivacy enforcers should oppose Meta Platforms' no-ads subscription service in Europe, according to a joint letter by 28 organizations. The...
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertisingThe ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a setback for U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms, the owner of th...
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertisingThe European data regulator has extended a ban on "behavioural advertising" on Facebook and Instagram to all 30 countries in the European U...
EU regulator bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertisingThe regulator said it took the decision following a request from Norway's data regulator, which earlier this year imposed a ban on sending ...
EU data watchdog urges more privacy safeguards for digital euroThe European Union's data protection watchdog on Wednesday called for stronger privacy safeguards in EU draft legislation to underpin a dig...
Norway asks EU regulator to fine Facebook owner Meta over privacy breachThe owner of Facebook and Instagram has been fined one million crowns ($93,000) per day since Aug. 14, for three months, for breaching user...
EU announces new US data transfer pact, but challenge aheadThe EU executive said measures taken by the United States ensured an adequate level of protection for Europeans' personal data transferred ...
Meta to appeal ‘unjustified’ $1.3 billion EU fine over US data transfers“No country has done more than the US to align with European rules via their latest reforms, while transfers continue largely unchallenged ...
European privacy watchdog creates ChatGPT task forceChatGPT, an AI program that grabbed the public's attention for its ability to write answers quickly to a wide range of queries, has grown t...
European privacy watchdog creates ChatGPT task forceThe move by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) follows a unilateral move by Italy last month to curb ChatGPT - a stance that Germany...
EU privacy body raises concerns about possible US data transfer pactThe European Union data protection watchdog on Tuesday expressed concerns about a European Commission draft decision that could pave the wa...
Irish privacy regulator fines Meta more than $400 millionIreland's data privacy regulator fined Meta 390 million euros ($414 million) on Wednesday for breaches at its Facebook and Instagram servic...
Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, rules EU privacy watchdog: sourceThe Irish data protection agency, which oversees Meta because its European headquarters is located in Dublin, has been given a month to iss...
Data Bill waivers sought by govt worry Indian IT firmsBroad exemptions sought by lawmakers in the proposed Data Protection Bill will adversely impact the fortunes of India’s $190 billion IT-BPM...
EU rejects call to ban Facebook from processing WhatsApp user dataThere isn't enough information to establish with certainty whether Facebook had already started to process WhatsApp user data for its own p...