The General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) has strengthened the public’s rights and reinforced accountability in the handling of personal data, data protection commissioner Maria Christofidou said ...

On 15 April 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft Guidelines on the processing of personal data for scientific ...

An alarming percentage of organizations report that they aren’t prepared to comply with the GDPR—and many don’t realize that they’re affected or understand its rules. This ebook explains what the ...

Microsoft has announced it will extend the rights available to Europeans under the EU's new privacy regulation to all consumers around the world. The General Data Protection Regulation comes into ...

The Irish Data Protection Commission found Meta Ireland’s transfers of personal data to the U.S. to be in violation of the GDPR. Meta Ireland faces an administrative fine of EUR 1.2 billion — the ...

Lawmakers are set next week (10 April) to approve rules under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) designed to ease cross-border cooperation between national data protection authorities.

After being awarded the largest European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine to date, Google took some time to mull over its options. Now, Google has confirmed that the company will appeal ...

Big Tech take note: In what looks like a meaningful — and long overdue — reforming step, the European Commission has committed to dial up its monitoring of how data protection authorities at the EU ...

Collect everything and store it for ever, or only collect some data and destroy it as soon as possible? That is the question facing bank compliance officers struggling with Mifid II and GDPR. Bankers ...

LUXEMBOURG, April 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) took two major decisions that will facilitate international data transfers, while enhancing personal data ...

IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework, a key pillar of how online advertising is conducted on the Continent, is in breach of laws protecting people’s data privacy, a key European regulator has ...

European and Irish regulators have ordered Facebook owner Meta to pay a fine of 1.2 billion euros for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with transfers of personal data to the ...