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The Irish data protection agency agency said it would not follow the objections of its peers and referred them to the EDPB.

Decide WhatsApp privacy case in a month, says EU watchdog amid objections by peers

Jul 29, 2021

Facebook accounts for nine of these investigations and more are pending into its WhatsApp and Instagram businesses.

Facebook dodges EU ban on WhatsApp data as scrutiny heats up

Jul 15, 2021

EU court leaves Facebook more exposed to privacy challenges

Jun 16, 2021

Under EU data privacy rules, all organisations must ask visitors online if they agree to have some of their data collected via trackers or other tools.

French startup lobby to file privacy complaint against Apple

Mar 09, 2021

The workload has sparked criticism that the authority is too slow to take action.

Big tech’s top EU data watchdog hits back at ‘ludicrous’ critics

Feb 25, 2021

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he is hopeful of a world where laws around privacy and security exist just like laws around food and drug safety.

Privacy as a human right will be recognised over time: Satya Nadella

Feb 23, 2021
by HT Tech

Google has said it has already implemented strong privacy protections in consultation with European regulators and is committed to complying with the GDPR, the landmark EU data protection regulation which came into effect in 2018.

Google, adtech firms targets of fresh EU privacy complaints

Dec 10, 2020

Google describes the online ads industry as competitive and says its policies aim to square European Union privacy law with how its ad tools work.

Google stymies media companies from chipping away at its data dominance

Jun 30, 2020

Users must rally to one app en masse for such technology to work, but there are several other disparate attempts.

How Europe Is Bumping Against Privacy Laws in Coronavirus Battle

Apr 05, 2020
by Bloomberg

Google faces $8 million fine

Google faces $8 million fine for failing to comply right-to-be-forgotten rule

Mar 12, 2020
by HT Correspondent