In this fourth alert in our series regarding the European Parliament’s formal endorsement of a new collective actions legislation titled the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ...

European Union data-protection reform proposals could undermine basic privacy rights globally, a growing chorus of critics say. More than 60 civil rights groups from all corners of the world including ...

Data protection was a brake on science. New EU guidelines clarify AI use, broad consent, and purpose limitation for ...

The European Union's regulatory revolution in data stewardship is not limited to the uber-hyped General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), taking effect on May 25. A separate deadline for each of the ...

In the latest of a series of actions meant to bolster the E.U.-wide,1995 Data Protection Directive, the European Commission announced on Thursday that it is taking Austria to court for failing to ...

The European Parliament approved a new data-protection directive for the telecommunication sector Thursday. Parliament largely approved the compromise on the directive on data protection that was ...

Google has criticised how the EU Data Protection Directive is being implemented. While the principles of the directive are sound and have been adopted by many countries, the application of them "no ...

Internet users in the European Union will benefit from greater control over their personal data if new proposals to reform the Data Protection Directive are implemented. The European Commission on ...