
The European Commission recently issued a formula for identifying Artificial Intelligence Systems:
Machine-based system
Designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy
- Some degree of independence of actions from human
The Latest Developments in Global Data Privacy Law, and Data Breach Prevention and Response
The European Commission recently issued a formula for identifying Artificial Intelligence Systems:
Maybe someone is reading them after all? European Commission opens for consultation its report of the sector inquiry into consumer internet of things (IoT) devices.
The report shows that in…
Continue Reading European Commission Releases Preliminary Report on Consumer IoT Devices
“The EU’s much-vaunted data-protection legislation doesn’t cover how data can be used ‘to draw conclusions about me or to undermine democracy,'” said European Union Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in a speech…
Continue Reading EU Antitrust Chief Suggests GDPR Not Broad Enough
Tardiness with transposing data protection laws comes with a hefty fine.
The European Commission is asking the Court of Justice of the European Union to impose financial sanctions on Greece…
Continue Reading European Commission Seeking to Fine Spain and Greece for Failing to Transpose Data Protection Rules Into National Law
The European Commission has published a report looking at the impact of the EU data protection rules, and how implementation can be improved further.
For next steps, the Commission states…
Continue Reading European Commission Releases Its Assessment of GDPR Year One
“The game-changing rules [of GDPR] have not only made Europe fit for the digital age, they have also become a global reference point,” say Andrus Ansip, Vice-President for the Digital…
Continue Reading European Commission Issues Its Take on GDPR at One
EU and U.S. officials finally unveiled the full text of the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework earlier this week. The agreement is the culmination of a five-month negotiation to address…
Continue Reading The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Agreement Is Unveiled, But Its Effects and Future Remain Uncertain
The French data protection authority (CNIL) is placing Facebook’s EU-U.S. data transfer practices under new scrutiny over its use of the defunct Safe Harbor framework.
The agency issued a two-part…
Continue Reading Facebook Runs Afoul of French Data Protection Authority
Luxembourg politician Viviane Reding proposed three years ago to overhaul the EU Data Protection Directive. Now, European Union officials have settled on an agreement to replace the Directive with new…
Continue Reading New General Data Protection Regulation Text Finalized by EU
Critical infrastructure operators and multinational companies must fully disclose cybersecurity breaches and violations to European Union (EU) authorities or face severe penalties under a new EU cybersecurity law.