The EU is set to begin enforcing a new set of data privacy regulations in 2018 that will impact companies on both sides of the Atlantic. Here’s how EU regulators can — and will — come after US companies for data privacy violations. European regulators are getting ready to implement a far stricter data-privacy regulation in early 2018, and both European and U.S. companies are working to get into compliance. Called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the new rules place heavy fines fo...
GDPR: Why We Stopped Selling Stuff to Europe - Brent Ozar Unlimited®
Update 2021-03: We now sell our training classes worldwide here. The EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of rules that give consumers rights about how their data is stored, used, and deleted. This step-by-step GDPR guide for managers is a great place to start understanding it, or for something a little […]
GDPR - A Practical Guide For Developers - Bozho's tech blog
You’ve probably heard about GDPR. The new European data protection regulation that applies practically to everyone. Especially if you are working in a big company, it’s most likely that there’sContinue reading
Operationalizing the Legal Principle of Data Minimization for...
Article 5(1)(c) of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that "personal data shall be [...] adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to...
Swedish data brokers claim journalists’ legal protection to evade EU law
Thanks to a loophole in national law, data brokers can exempt their business from EU privacy law. This enables the uncontrolled sale of the personal data of millions of people in Sweden
Digital Omnibus: What Would it Mean for Competition and Privacy in Advertising? - The Platform Law Blog
In November 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) proposed a “Digital Omnibus” regulation to amend several EU legislations.[1] Although presented as a simplification exercise to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, the proposal revisits key provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the e-Privacy-Directive concerning the use of personal data, including for advertising purposes. The changes could […]
In Russmedia Ruling, the GDPR Displaces Europe's Rules for Online Speech
The ruling shows the serious problems that can arise when European courts rely solely on the GDPR, writes Daphne Keller.
How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop — Smashing Magazine
GDPR requires you to be more thoughtful about the sites and services you build, more transparent about the ways you collect and use data, more considerate of your users, and more thorough in your development and documentation processes. In this article, Heather Burns will explore what you, as a developer, need to know about the new data protection regime. At the end, you’ll understand how the challenges posed by the privacy overhaul will ultimately help to make you a better developer.
Privacy as EU Tech advantage - The LeafPlaza Blog
Online crime loves legal massive data collection, grey systems, and jurisdictional gaps. Privacy-first design can actually reduce crime exposure and build trust in digital services. It is also central to the EU's tech autonomy: build systems aligning with European rights and risk models. Do not rely on foreign platforms or copy outside practices that might go against the EU values and needs.
GDPR, China and data sovereignty are ultimately wins for Amazon and Google | TechCrunch
The Great Privacy Policy Email Deluge of 2018 may have finally petered out, but we are just starting to build an understanding of who the winners and
GDPR is a failure
I made 20 GDPR data deletion requests in the past year. 2 complied immediately. 6 complied after I filed complaints with data protection offices. 12 still haven't. The regulation exists, the enforcement doesn't.
GDPR for AI Systems: 2026 Compliance Guide (with EU AI Act Updates)
How to make AI systems GDPR-compliant in 2026 — the practitioner roadmap covering EU AI Act overlap, EDPB Opinion 28/2024, DPIAs, data minimization, sub-processor cascades, and the technical controls lawyers don't explain.
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide data centres’ environmental toll
Environmental footprint of Europe's data centres kept secret after industry lobbying in a move legal experts warn could violate transparency rules.
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Why the EU age-verification tool does not solve privacy concerns
An EU legislative proposal for a social media ban will be presented at the State of the European Union annual address, but the tools which are pitcd as “ready” and “privacy-preserving” fail on both counts.
Brendan Eich writes to the US Senate: we need a GDPR for the United States | Brave
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Brave, has written to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to present the case for GDPR-like data protection standards in the United States.
I spot a GDPR violation! GDPR, Art. 17 Right of Erasure, ensures that EU residents can request removal of their data from a service provider, especially if that service based in Europe and there is no regulated reason for retention (e.g., financial regulations)
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The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US 🙃 theverge.com/news/899172/fcc-foreign-route…
The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US
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