GDPR-readiness of EU Cloud Code of Conduct wins backing of European data protection authorities
The EU Cloud Code of Conduct, which aims to help IT buyers source GDPR-compliant cloud services, has found favour with the European Data Protection Board
Share this item with your network: By Published: 20 May 2021 13:56
An EU-backed effort to create a regulatory framework that would make it easier for IT buyers to identify and purchase cloud services that are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has found favour with the European Data Protection Board.
The EU Cloud Code of Conduct is intended to help IT buyers source cloud services from GDPR-compliant providers, and – in turn – speed up adoption of off-premise services across the continent by allaying users’ data protection concerns about using the cloud.
Dado Ruvic / Reuters
The rollout of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, which critics warn will lead to more data sharing with its parent company Facebook, received a blow on May 13 after German regulators temporarily banned the update. The regulators are now said to be seeking a European Union-wide ban by presenting their case to the European Data Protection Board.
WhatsApp users will have noticed a recent intensification of pop-ups nudging them to agree to the app’s new terms of service. The cliff-edge deadline for users to accept these new terms – with WhatsApp announcing that those who failed to do so would lose functionality on the app – had been set for Saturday, May 15. That deadline was recently moved forward by “several weeks”.
Ireland rejects Facebook bid to block regulatory data probe longbeachstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from longbeachstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
May 16, 2021
DUBLIN (AFP) – Ireland’s High Court on Friday rejected Facebook’s bid to block an investigation that could potentially stop data transfers from the European Union (EU) to the United States (US).
“I refuse all of the reliefs sought by (Facebook Ireland) and dismiss the claims made by it in the proceedings,” read a statement from High Court Judge David Barniville, dismissing its challenge against the Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) decision to hold a probe.
Facebook’s European headquarters is the Irish capital, Dublin, and the DPC acts as the firm’s lead regulator in the EU. The US tech titan was not immediately available for comment when approached by
Ireland rejects Facebook bid to block regulatory data probe
Published On
The Irish regulator launched its inquiry last summer after a top EU court decision
DUBLIN (AFP) - Ireland’s High Court rejected Facebook’s bid to block an investigation that could potentially stop data transfers from the European Union to the United States. I refuse all of the reliefs sought by (Facebook Ireland) and dismiss the claims made by it in the proceedings, read a statement from High Court judge David Barniville, dismissing its challenge against the Data Protection Commissioner’s decision to hold a probe.
Facebook’s European headquarters is the Irish capital, Dublin, and the DPC acts as the firm’s lead regulator in the EU.