The Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) demands that Facebook better protect users’ personal data
Google appeals the EC’s Android fine, while setting out its plan to comply
Google is appealing the European Commission’s decision of July 2018, in which Google was fined €4.34bn for imposing “illegal restrictions” on Android device manufacturers and mobile operators, to strengthen its dominant position on the internet search market
UK Government launches Code of Practice for the security of connected devices
The UK Government has approved a Code of Practice to strengthen security of connected devices such as smartwatches, virtual assistants, and toys
EU Parliament approves Regulation on free flow of non-personal data across the EU
The EU Parliament has approved the final text of the Regulation ‘on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union’
Irish DPA officially opens investigation into Facebook’s data breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has started an investigation on Facebook, following the data breach suffered by the Company the previous week, related to about 50 million accounts
French DPA publishes its first GDPR implementation report
The French Data Protection Authority CNIL has published the first assessment of the implementation of the GDPR in France
US Senate hears from tech companies on safeguards for consumer data privacy
The Commerce Committee of the US Senate heard representatives of Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Twitter, and Charter Communications (which provides internet and cable TV services under the Spectrum brand)
Spotify, Deezer and other EU tech companies call for tougher rules on tech giants
Music streaming services Spotify and Deezer, alongside other EU tech companies, wrote a joint letter to EU governments to call for stronger regulatory safeguards against the largest internet platforms such as Apple, Google, and Amazon
EU Parliament adopts negotiating position on copyright rules
The European Parliament has adopted its negotiating position on the Copyright Directive, which was originally proposed by the European Commission in September 2016
EC launches the adoption of the adequacy decision for Japan on data protection
Following the conclusion of the EU-Japan talks on personal data protection in July 2018, the EC has now launched the procedure for the adoption of its adequacy decision
