$888mn GDPR Fine for Amazon May Kill Behavioral Advertising in the EU
Luxembourg’s secretive authorities levied the largest ever data protection fine without telling the complainants they had won.
Extensive Survey Shows 1 in 10 Europeans Lost Money Due to Unsolicited Calls
Over 10 percent of EU citizens were also cheated of money through unsolicited text messages.
Inconsistent Rules for Supplying Digital Evidence Complicates Cross-Border Police Work
A report from Europol’s cross-border digital evidence team shows how the nationality of a business affects the data it will supply.
Activists File Privacy Complaints Over Apple’s User Tracking Codes
Apple’s identifier for advertisers (IDFA) may have violated the EU rules that also require user consent for non-essential cookies.
EU Gives €1.8mn to Develop New Mobileum 5G RAFM Platform
The AIDA project will adapt the RAID RAFM system for federated machine learning with help from several universities.
Top Court Kills Another EU-US Data Privacy Deal but Authorities Are Likely to Ignore Consequences
Max Schrems won another case about EU-US arrangements for personal data but nobody expects EU authorities to take action.
Activists File GDPR Complaint about A1 Telekom Austria
The burden on telcos to provide data to customers could be greatly increased if the activists who destroyed the US-EU data protection safe harbor succeed with their latest legal challenge.
Fighting Surcharges in Origin Based Pricing
The widespread adoption of origin based pricing in Europe is effectively a stealth tax that further encourages customers to switch to OTT services.
COVID-19, Privacy and Telecoms: A Round-Up
From satellite tracking to CDR data to contact-tracing apps, many mechanisms are being used to monitor people’s movements. This raises concerns about the balance between health and privacy.
UK Reg Decides Crime Prevention Does Not Justify Handset Locking
Ofcom, the UK regulator, wants to ban the locking of mobile phones to networks, saying it is ‘not essential’ to reducing fraud.