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European Commission releases statement ahead of 2nd year anniversary of the GDPR

On 25 May 2020, the General Data Protection Regulation celebrates its second year of entry into application.

Switzerland begins contact tracing app testing

ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, announced that they have launched a pilot testing for a contact tracing app, named SwissCovid.

Report raises alarm over weak enforcement of the EU GDPR on its two-year anniversary

Digital rights group Access Now has released a report which finds critical flaws in the enforcement of the EU’s GDPR, which celebrates its two-year anniversary.

Irish DPC reaches preliminary decision in Twitter privacy investigation

According to Euractiv, Twitter may become the first big technology firm to face a fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for GDPR breach, after the author…

Study: Philippines have the highest rate of online child sex abuse

The International Justice Mission (IJM) aid group's seven-year study showed that the Philippines are the largest known source of online sexual abuse of children.

Latest updates

European Commission releases statement ahead of 2nd year anniversary of the GDPR

On 25 May 2020, the General Data Protection Regulation celebrates its second year of entry into application.

Switzerland begins contact tracing app testing

ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, announced that they have launched a pilot testing for a contact tracing app, named SwissCovid.

Report raises alarm over weak enforcement of the EU GDPR on its two-year anniversary

Digital rights group Access Now has released a report which finds critical flaws in the enforcement of the EU’s GDPR, which celebrates its two-year anniversary.

Irish DPC reaches preliminary decision in Twitter privacy investigation

According to Euractiv, Twitter may become the first big technology firm to face a fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for GDPR breach, after the author

Study: Philippines have the highest rate of online child sex abuse

The International Justice Mission (IJM) aid group's seven-year study showed that the Philippines are the largest known source of online sexual abuse of children.

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