Developments - Legal.digital

European Commission launches DSA Transparency Database

The European Commission launched the Digital Services Act Transparency Database, a regulatory repository where online platform providers' content moderation decisions will be publicly accessible. The database will collect providers' statements of reasons for removing or restricting access to content, a requirement under the DSA. All online platform providers will be

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MEPs vote against EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Members of European Parliament voted 306-27 with 231 abstentions to adopt a nonbinding opinion rejecting the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The opinion called the DPF "an improvement" from its predecessor, the invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, but MEPs took issue with ongoing bulk data collection by U.S.

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European Parliament committees approve AI Act proposal

European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection each approved the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act. "We are on the verge of building a real landmark legislation for the digital landscape, not only for Europe but also for the entire world,

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Money laundering and terrorist financing: CNIL and its counterparts address European legislators

The context On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a proposal for an EU AML/CFT Regulation aimed at better detecting transactions that could constitute the criminal offences of money laundering and terrorist financing. On 5 December 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted its position on the

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New Standard Contractual Clauses for the data transfers from China

The long-awaited final version of the Standard Contractual Clauses for the Cross-Border Data Transfers from China (the “Chinese SCCs“) was finally published on February 24, 2023, by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC“) through the Measures for Standard Contracts for Transferring Personal Information Overseas (the “Measures“) forcing companies to act

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European Commission aims to harmonize DPA enforcement approach

Politico reports the European Commission announced its intention to propose legislation to better align national data protection authorities' EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement approaches. The European Commission described the proposal as a means to "streamline cooperation" among regulators and "harmonise some aspects of the administrative procedure the national data

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The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: A new era for data transfers?

Legally, until an adequacy determination is granted, companies should continue to follow the European Data Protection Board’s recommendations on measures that supplement transfer tools. But, once the EU is named as a “qualifying state” (assuming it will be) and complaints can be summited, this should become less daunting. The

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Civil Rights Organisations Criticise automated data exchange for police cooperation (Prüm II Proposal)

The European Digital Rights (EDRi) network published a position paper on the proposed Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation, known as “Prüm II”. This currently primarily consists of a data-sharing network (interlinking national DNA, fingerprint and vehicle registration databases). It foresees the expansion of the data-sharing network to

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European Commission introduces AI liability redress proposal

The European Commission adopted a proposal for harmonizing rules around consumer redress in the Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive. The proposed rules will allow consumers to bring claims for damages "caused due to wrongful behaviour" with AI technologies. The Commission said the basis for claims could include "breaches of privacy, or

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AEPD-EDPS Joint Paper - 10 Misunderstandings about Machine Learning

The EU has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the most relevant technologies of the 21st century and highlighted 1 its importance on the strategy for EU’s digital transformation. Having a wide range of applications, AI can contribute in areas as disparate as helping in the treatment of

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UN report details threats to global digital privacy, human rights

The United Nations Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights issued a report detailing how “modern networked digital technologies” threaten individuals’ privacy. The report examined three areas: * spyware abuse by world governments, * the role of encryption in protecting human rights online and * the impacts of digital surveillance of public

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EDPB adopts statement on European Police Cooperation Code & picks topic for next coordinated action

The EDPB adopted a statement on the European Commission’s proposal for an EU Police Cooperation Code. This proposal aims to enhance law enforcement cooperation across Member States, in particular the information exchange between the competent authorities. The code is comprised of three main measures: proposal for a Prüm II

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EDPB: Lack of resources puts enforcement of individuals’ data protection rights at risk

“We are deeply concerned that the 2023 budget, if not substantially increased, will be significantly too small to allow the EDPB and the EDPS to fulfil their tasks appropriately,” Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), write in an

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UK data protection reform: How the UK's GDPR may change

The current version of the Bill seeks to maintain the majority of key principles that underpin the UK data protection law framework, while at the same time modifying certain key provisions in relation to accountability, lawful grounds for processing, data subject access requests and cookies, amongst others. A consolidated redline

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EDPB & EDPS: Proposal to combat child sexual abuse online presents serious risks for fundamental rights

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted a Joint Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. https://edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/news/2022/combat-child-sexual-abuse-online-presents-serious-risks-fundamental-rights_en

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European Commission sued for violating transfer rules by using Amazon Web Services

The European Commission faces a lawsuit over allegations it is violating its own data protection rules by transferring citizens’ personal data on one of its websites to Amazon Web Services in the United States. https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/european-commission-sued-for-violating-eus-data-protection-rules/

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European Commission sued for violating EU’s data protection rules

The European Commission is to face a lawsuit over allegations it is violating its own data protection rules when transferring citizens' personal data from one of its websites to the United States. https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/european-commission-sued-for-violating-eus-data-protection-rules/