Data Privacy and Security

Several EU countries oppose plans to classify technology suppliers as security risks because of their links to non-EU states, according to comments on the proposed Cybersecurity Act revision compiled in a new ... (more story)

Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp, X and YouTube have provided data on their handling of content harmful to children, for a report published on Thursday by UK online safety regulator O... (more story)

French publishing group Reworld Media faces a proposed €600,000 fine for various data protection violations related to its retention of subscribers’ information in a database, a privacy official said at a hear... (more story)

Online providers could face orders to detect known child sexual abuse material in public content, while EU negotiators explore compromises on searches of non-public content, according to two papers prepared by... (more story)

Children’s reported exposure to harmful content online showed no significant overall change over the first nine months after platforms were subjected to new child safety duties, regulator Ofcom said in a repor... (more story)

French electronics retailer Boulanger should be fined €9 million for several violations of EU data protection rules for failing to secure customers’ data and using weak passwords, a French privacy official sai... (more story)

Negotiations on the digital euro continue to be complicated by disagreements over merchant fees, with the European Commission suggesting a possible middle ground between EU lawmakers and governments. It will p... (more story)

Hosts using Airbnb, Booking.com and other short-term rental platforms can be required to obtain authorization in Brussels under certain circumstances, the EU’s highest court ruled on Thursday. The Brussels Cou... (more story)