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 Commission’s draft law on personal data protection has too many loopholes, say critics, with special privileges for police a major concern. “You need some kind of flexibility because ...

Under pressure from CNIL and other authorities to allow more time for revisions to be made, the French data protection authority said instead of publishing proposals by the end of the year, as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: WRAL TechWire is running a five-part series on data privacy law to bring some clarity to one of the fastest growing and most complex areas of technology law, and the first part is here.

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has won an important appeal relating to data protection obligations arising ...