TikTok has once again made headlines after the European Union privacy watchdog imposed a 530 million euros ($600 million) fine, highlighting that the platform's transfer of user data to China has ...

Irish data protection authorities have fined TikTok €530 million for breaching data privacy rules in transferring European users’ personal data to China, following a lengthy investigation. The fine is ...

The effectiveness of the European data protection framework depends on two essential pillars: robust individual rights and the institutional independence of the authority enforcing them. This ...

The EDPB is an independent European legal body responsible for ensuring consistent application of EU data protection rules, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as the Data ...

Former tech industry lobbyist Niamh Sweeney has been named to the Data Protection Commission, the chief regulator for big tech firms in Ireland. Ms Sweeney will take up her role as data protection ...

In June 2025, the Commission had adopted a technical extension of the 2021 adequacy decisions with the United Kingdom – one ...

Explosive testimony before the French Senate: Microsoft cannot guarantee that European user data is safe from US authorities despite EU hosting. Microsoft cannot protect European user data from access ...

The European Union is seeking to boost cooperation with South Korea on data protection, privacy and consumer safety, Michael McGrath, EU commissioner for democracy, justice, the rule of law and ...

National data protection authorities should see easier cooperation in cross-border privacy cases under updated rules that were rubber stamped by the EU institutions on Monday evening. The European ...

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The European Union data protection regulator blocked a data transfer request by European Investment Bank to India in 2024 ...

The dispute over the EU-US data protection framework is entering its next round. French MEP Philippe Latombe has confirmed that he will appeal the judgment of the ...