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Explained: What's the ‘Panama Playlists’ leak and what does it expose?

Offshore bank accounts again? No – “onshore vibes” this time. An anonymous sleuth claims they have been ‘scraping’ Spotify accounts of celebrities, politicians and journalists since the summer of 2024. The results may surprise you.

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Irish privacy watchdog seeks extra funding to handle expanded role

The Irish data protection authority has already involved in questions related to the lawfulness of AI apps such as Meta AI and X’s Grok.

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EU clinches deal to ease cross-border data protection cooperation

Investigations under the General Data Protection Regulation must now be completed in 15 months.

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Six months without a new EU privacy chief, and still no deal in sight

The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor expired on 5 December.

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TikTok fined €530 million for unsecure data transfers to China

The Irish watchdog launched the probe in 2021: TikTok was already fined €345 million in 2023 for failing to protect children's privacy.

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Trump White House jeopardises EU-US data deal: German ministry

The Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework has already been challenged before the EU’s highest court.

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Minority Report: UK forges 'murder prediction' project to stop killers

A new report from UK-based charity Statewatch says the UK is trying to develop a programme that will use police and government data to decide how likely someone is to kill.

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Irish privacy watchdog has ‘unresolved questions’ about Meta’s AI tool

The tech giant has introduced MetaAI across Europe, after it halted the launch in the bloc last year due to ‘regulatory uncertainty’.

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Decision on next EU privacy chief in deadlock

The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor expired last December.

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Decision on next EU privacy chief postponed to March

Lawmakers need to resolve how to start negotiations with EU member states to agree on choice of next European Data Protection Supervisor.

7 February 2025

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EU official should not get top privacy job, says think tank

Bruno Gencarelli is the European Parliament’s favourite candidate to get the EDPS role.

31 January 2025

Europe

EU bid to take on US, China competitiveness starts today

The European Commission will publish its Competitiveness Compass today in an attempt to secure the future EU economy.

29 January 2025

Europe in Motion

Data security: Which EU countries protect themselves the most?

Most online users don't read privacy statements and prefer to focus on managing their own data security on the internet.

28 January 2025

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Trump rollback jeopardises EU-US data transfers: privacy activist says

First-day executive orders signed by the new US president could make it impossible for thousands of EU businesses and public bodies to use US cloud providers such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon without breaching EU privacy.

23 January 2025

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Which countries have banned TikTok and why?

While the United States will likely become the first country to ban TikTok outright, many others are concerned about the platform's ties to China.

17 January 2025

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Who are the four contenders to be the next EU privacy chief?

EU lawmakers will decide on the successor to Wojciech Wiewiórowski on Thursday.

15 January 2025

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EU Parliament will hear candidates for top privacy job on 16 January

The current European Data Protection Supervisor mandate ends next week.

29 November 2024

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EU Data Protection Supervisor hearings likely delayed to January

The European Commission has finalised its shortlist but lawmakers fear they have no time to grill candidates this year.

18 November 2024

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Candidates for next EU Data Protection Supervisor under assessment

The Commission will draft a shortlist with up to five candidates to replace outgoing EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski after contenders go to an assessment centre this week.

24 October 2024

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EU countries split on image scanning for child pornography

A blocking minority of EU countries in the European Council continue to refuse to allow the scanning of messages, even if this delays the detection of child abuse material. Why are they opposed, and who are they? Can the deadlock be broken?