The patience of other European authorities is wearing thin, as they believe the Irish Data Protection Commission should be tougher on Big Tech
EC considers the UK an adequate destination for personal data
The UK’s resolve to adopt an approach more focused on innovation means future adequacy decisions can’t be taken for granted
Elsewhere in regulation this week
UK regulators outline how they will collaborate on competition and privacy
UK Government moves forward with its National Data Strategy
The challenge will be balancing competition, innovation, and high data protection standards as the UK tries to take on Europe
French Government must rewrite data retention laws to bring them in line with EU rules
Irish data protection authority to probe considerable data leak involving Facebook
The incident involving more than 500m users is a critical test for the DPC’s effectiveness as a one-stop-shop
UK regulators get serious about cooperating to tackle the big issues
The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum will tackle complex areas such as encryption and algorithms
European Commission to grant data adequacy to the UK
The UK’s current alignment on GDPR meant this didn’t come as a surprise, but does mean the UK will have to stick to the same standards in the future
France launches a tool to track changes to terms and conditions of digital services
It improves transparency for consumers once they’ve signed up, although probably won’t break the habit of initially consenting without engaging in the detail
