At the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) held on 6 November, ministers of the EU28 have debated the detail of the proposed tax on Digital Services
ICO publishes new guidance for GDPR compliance in the UK
The UK data protection authority has issued two new documents, looking at how companies should adjust their practices related to encryption and passwords
UK and Canadian Parliament form joint international committee to hear Facebook’s CEO
The Chairs of the UK Select Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and of the Canadian Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, have invited Mark Zuckerberg to an unprecedented joint hearing
UK's ICO fines Facebook for failing to protect users’ personal information
The UK Data Protection Authority concluded its investigation in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Italian competition authority fines Apple and Samsung for making devices obsolete
The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) has fined the two main manufacturers of devices in the world for planned obsolescence, in a world-first case
Interim report on fake news disappoints DCMS Committee
The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee of the House of Commons has criticised the Government’s response to its enquiry on fake news
Japanese DPA asks Facebook to improve data protection practices
The Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) demands that Facebook better protect users’ personal data
Google appeals the EC’s Android fine, while setting out its plan to comply
Google is appealing the European Commission’s decision of July 2018, in which Google was fined €4.34bn for imposing “illegal restrictions” on Android device manufacturers and mobile operators, to strengthen its dominant position on the internet search market
UK Government launches Code of Practice for the security of connected devices
The UK Government has approved a Code of Practice to strengthen security of connected devices such as smartwatches, virtual assistants, and toys
EU Parliament approves Regulation on free flow of non-personal data across the EU
The EU Parliament has approved the final text of the Regulation ‘on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union’
