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Top Belgian Court to Submit 10 Questions to the CJEU On Privacy Related Legislation

After an appeal by LDH against the transposition of the EU Directive on passenger name records, the Belgian Constitutional Court has decided to submit 10 prejudicial questions to the CJEU, reflecting the concerns raised by privacy advocates.

Belgium , right to privacy , Data , Surveillance , data collection
October 24, 2019 • Belgian League of Human Rights
FaceApp - Old Face, New Privacy Threat: Get a CLUE. Have a Laugh.

It’s a viral sensation at the moment, but FaceApp isn’t just showing you what you’ll look like as a grandparent.

Data , Russia , Digital privacy
August 01, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Behavioural Advertising: A Self-Reflection

Through real-time bidding, intimate and very detailed information about you may end up in databases owned by companies you have never heard about without you ever consenting to it.

StopSpyingOnUs , Digital privacy , Data , #StopSpyingOnUs
June 04, 2019 • LibertiesEU
'Imminent' Verdict From EU Data Officials on Romania's €20m Threat

European Union data protection authorities have reached an agreement on how to address the threat by Romania's data chief to impose a €20 million fine on several journalists who exposed high-level corruption in the...

Data , Romania , corruption , journalism
January 25, 2019 • LibertiesEU
German Antitrust Watchdog to Ask Facebook to Stop Collecting Some Data

The Federal Cartel Office plans to order Facebook to stop gathering some user data, it states in a new fresh report. According to German media sources, the watchdog will present the social media firm with a ruling on...

Germany , Facebook , Privacy watchdog , Data , digital rights
January 14, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Austrian Post Office in Data-Selling Scandal

Austria's national Post Office is facing intense criticism for collecting and selling its customers' data. According to the investigative journalism website Addendum, the postal service sold the names, addresses, age...

Austria , Privacy , Data
January 09, 2019 • LibertiesEU
Civil Rights Groups Call on Facebook Leaders to Step Down

In a letter sent on Monday to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, twenty-nine civil rights groups call on him and COO Sheryl Sandberg to step down, citing years of the company's role in "generating bigotry and hatred...

Privacy , Data , internet , Facebook
December 18, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Watch: Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR

The EU's new data protection laws entered into force this week, but do you know what the GDPR is and why it matters to you?

GDPR , Privacy , Data , protection
May 25, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Facebook CEO to Meet European Parliamentarians

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will meet with leaders of the European Parliament to discuss the improper use of millions of users’ data by a political consultancy firm. Zuckerberg will meet as soon as next week with EP...

Facebook , Data , Privacy
May 17, 2018 • LibertiesEU
Austria Accused of Undercutting EU Data Regulations

A law passed last month by Austria's right-wing government could undermine the enforcement of new EU data protection rules set to enter into force at the end of May. The new Austrian law demands the country's data...

GDPR , Data , Austria
May 08, 2018 • LibertiesEU
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