Proposals for Broad Surveillance Powers Could Authorize Government Spyware, Which is Already Being Used to Target Human Rights Defenders, Journalists in the Region VIENNA—On Tuesday, April 18, at 10:00 am Pacific Time (1:00 pm Eastern Time), experts from Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and three Latin American digital rights allies will brief reporters about the unique…
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Jersey’s government found to have breached data protection law again
ITV reports: Jersey’s government has been found to have breached the island’s data protection law again. The Information Commissioner has issued a public statement criticising the Customer and Local Services department after an islander complained about how their request for personal information was dealt with. Since the data protection law was brought in 2018, the…
GDPR After 5 Years: Where Does the Regulation Stand?
Odia Kagan of FoxRothschild writes that the GDPR journey has not been wonderful. Read her bullet points from a panel discussion of what’s going well and what isn’t going well.
EU Prosecutor probes Greek ‘Predatorgate’
Sarantis Michalopoulos reports: The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the use of illegal Predator spyware in a wiretapping scandal that has shaken Greek politics, EURACTIV has learnt. Several sources confirmed to EURACTIV that upon the request from MEP Stelios Kouloglou, a member of the European Parliament’s PEGA Committee, the inquiry…