The key data regulators that oversee the European Union’s strict privacy regulation agreed to a beefed up set of contractual terms to provide more clarity about the level of protection data transfers to countries outside the EU can enjoy.
Top 10 world news events of People s Daily in 2020 The year 2020 marked an extremely unusual year in human history. This year, the world suffered a hard time as people s health was seriously threatened; international exchanges were restricted; the global economy fell into a deep recession; and unilateralism, protectionism and bullying practices were on a rise. This year, China became the first country to control COVID-19 and resume work, turning its economic growth positive. The country actively led international cooperation on pandemic control and resolutely expanded opening up. It has given a prescription to improving global governance in the post-pandemic era and is taking concrete steps to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Introduction
With the vast technological developments taking place in recent years, it is important that the European Union becomes aware of the usefulness of these developments in order to inform the public and assist the relevant authorities in their efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.(1)
The use of digital technologies and data can be a key tool to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in real time and can also empower citizens to take more effective social distancing measures.
Toolbox
On 8 April 2020 the European Commission issued Recommendation 2020/518 on establishing a common EU toolbox for the use of technology and data to combat the COVID-19 crisis, particularly with regard to mobile apps and the use of anonymised mobility data. The recommendation sets out a process to develop a common approach – a so-called toolbox – in the European Union using the most innovative digital means to address the health crisis. The recommendation focuses primarily on:
Jules Polonetsky: FPF December Update LinkedIn 12/23/2020
With Thanksgiving behind us, and in the midst of the holiday season, I wanted to express our thanks to so many people for helping me not only get through 2020, but to thrive and learn even during a global pandemic.
First and foremost, I am thankful for our FPF staff. Our team has produced engaging events, thought-provoking analysis, and insightful reports under the ongoing pressures of the pandemic, even as privacy-related issues have become more challenging and relevant than ever before.
I’m thankful for the FPF Board and Advisory Board members for providing us with their acumen, their experience, and the expertise of their powerful networks.
Algorithms searching for child abuse could be banned under new EU privacy rules
Talks held last week failed to agree an exemption for scanning technologies used by tech giants to scan private messages
20 December 2020 • 6:00am
Algorithms used to scan online messages for images of child sexual abuse may become illegal next week, after EU officials failed to agree on legal exemptions for the technology before new privacy protections come into effect.
The new ePrivacy rules, which are set to come into force on December 21, are designed to stop tech giants from monitoring online messages and the metadata they come with, such as the time and place of conversations.