Privacy Transformation - Issue 256

Curated privacy, security & tech news, insights & resources with a focus on Irish and EU developments.


PRIVACY

EU Parliament votes to strengthen GDPR enforcement

Members of the European Parliament have voted on amendments to strengthen the enforcement of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, however, stakeholders urged for further improvements, particularly regarding complainants’ rights and cross-border matters.

Italian Data Protection Authority seeks oversight role in AI Act enforcement

The Italian data protection authority has set out its willingness to enforce the recently adopted EU AI Act, in line with the objective of ensuring a high level of protection of fundamental rights.

🔗 RELATED: GDPR, EU AI Act will overlap as businesses face enforcement

When mental health apps make false claims and cause unintended harm to users

Demand for mental health apps has soared in recent years but many fail to meet the quality threshold for issues such as clinical effectiveness, data privacy and security.


SECURITY & TECH

France, EU to take landmark decisions on cloud sovereignty requirements

French MPs and EU cybersecurity agency ENISA are due to make landmark decisions on cloud cybersecurity on 10 and 15 April, amid concerns of espionage and fragmentation of the European cloud market.

Data brokers are gearing up to fight privacy bills

A congressional showdown over data brokers could affect domestic surveillance capabilities.


DATA BREACH

Personal information of 287000 taxi passengers exposed in data breach

A data breach within the Irish taxi software firm iCabbi that potentially affected almost 300,000 taxi passengers in Ireland and the UK has been described by the company as “human error”.


RESOURCES

📕 EDPS: 2023 Annual Report

EDPS Annual Report: adaptability in a changing world


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