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France will impose digital tax, regardless of international levy

France will impose digital tax regardless of whether the rest of the world proceeds with a deal on an international levy, according to this article by Euractiv. France will impose a digital tax on corporate giant tech companies. According to Finance Economics Minister, Bruno le Maire, large tech companies like Amazon and Google have largely

Healthcare Committee Data Breach in Örebro County, Sweden.

Healthcare Committee Data Breach in Örebro County, Sweden after sensitive personal data of a patient was published on the region’s website.   A healthcare committee data breach was uncovered after complaints were filed with the Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA), concerning the publication of a patient’s personal data on the region’s website. According to an

Approximately Nine Million EasyJet Customers Hacked

EasyJet reveals that some nine million of its customers have been affected by a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack”    Nine million EasyJet customers have been hacked according to  a recent BBC news article. In January this year EasyJet became aware of a cyber attack which had affected millions of its customers and  is now, based on

New facial recognition bill passed in Washington state.

New facial recognition bill passed in Washington state, constraining government use of facial recognition. What does the future hold for this technology in Europe and abroad?   A new facial recognition bill passed in Washington state recently will require public agencies to frequently report on their use of the technology and have it tested for

EDPB published GDPR consent guidelines

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published guidelines on consent under regulation, including a complete analysis of the notion of GDPR consent.   The EDPB published guidelines on consent under regulation on May 4th 2020, which includes a complete analysis of GDPR consent. In their 31 page document released earlier this week, the EDPB outlines

The Age of Remote Meetings: Privacy Considerations for Video Conferencing.

In the age of remote work meetings, what are the privacy considerations for video conferencing for remote workers and employers?   We are in the age of remote meetings and interactions as social distancing became our new normal almost overnight, and this has brought with it a dependence on video meetings and the importance of

Are the AI Systems Used for Contact Tracing of COVID-19 Ethical?

Are the AI systems used for contact tracing of COVID-19 ethical? In our latest vlog, we explore the extent to which the use of these systems are ethical, and why.   With many European Nations launching the Pan-European Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT), to release software code which can be used to create contact tracing

ICO’s Privacy Considerations for COVID-19 related Data Processing.

ICO’s privacy considerations for COVID-19 related data processing  and Google-Apple joint contact tracing technology outlined by the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham.    The ICO’s privacy considerations for COVID-19 were recently mapped out in a recent blog by the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, some weeks after their original statement on Coronavirus was released. While the ICO

ICO Released a Statement on their Approach to Regulation during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

The ICO released a statement outlining their approach to regulation during the coronavirus pandemic.   The ICO released a statement this week, outlining their approach to regulation during the global coronavirus pandemic, almost one month after publishing their first approach regarding data protection during COVID-19, as we informed in one of our previous blogs.As the

Can AI Help Prevent COVID-19?

Can AI help prevent COVID-19? Can it be used to predict or detect outbreaks, and would this be ethical? Can AI help prevent the spread of COVID-19? Recently, we released an article on the technological initiatives being put in place across Europe to help control the spread of the novel COVID-19. In our latest vlog