European Data Protection Board news and trends

TechReg Weekly: EU, UAE Regulators Eye Data Protection Reform to Boost Innovation
Regulation // October 20, 2022

Among the many ways digital technologies have shaped the way the world does business, the enhanced ability to collect and monetize customer data has been one of the most significant. While data protection laws such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are widely...

Meta’s EU Future Hangs on Irish Authority’s Draft Data Regulations
Meta // July 12, 2022

Meta (formerly Facebook) will be paying close attention to the discussions that will be held today, July 12, on the plenary session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). The outcome of these discussions may have a direct impact on the company’s ability to provide...

Today In Payments Around The World: Visa Debuts Europe FinTech Partnership Program; Payments Canada Teams...
International // November 12, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Visa is rolling out a new program meant to link European financial institutions (FIs) and merchants with cutting-edge digital payment offerings, Payments Canada is teaming with Mastercard’s Vocalink to advance a new Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system....

EDPB Recommends Steps For Data Exporters To Ensure GDPR Compliance 
Regulation // November 11, 2020

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted recommendations to assist data exporters with evaluating countries to ensure that they are adhering to the bloc’s level of protection under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and finding further measures as needed. “Supervisory authorities will continue...

Quick Reads
European Data Protection Authorities to Investigate OpenAI’s ChatGPT

May 24, 2024
A task force of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) released a report that will guide member countries’ data protection authorities (DPAs) as they investigate OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT. The report provides preliminary views on some aspects of the investigations but does not prejudge the findings that will be made by each DPA, the EDPB said in a Friday (May 24) press release announcing the publication […]

EDPB Recommends Steps For Data Exporters To Ensure GDPR Compliance 

November 11, 2020
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted recommendations to assist data exporters with evaluating countries to ensure that they are adhering to the bloc’s level of protection under the EU...

Regulators Ask EU For GDPR Exemptions

June 26, 2018
Regulators from North America, Great Britain and Asia have requested a formal exemption from the European Union’s new data privacy law that they said could potentially interfere with cross-border investigations....