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UK seeks divergence from GDPR to 'fuel growth'
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News Experts warn that deviating too much from the EU's regime would jeopardise the UK’s fragile data adequacy status

EU grants the UK provisional ‘data adequacy’ status
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The UK criticises the EU for not already reaching this agreement prior to the formal Brexit withdrawal date

Petition urges EU regulators to ban biometric mass surveillance
By Sabina Weston published
News Digital rights advocates say tools such as facial recognition bring 'internet-style omnipresent tracking to the offline world'

TikTok under fire over potential GDPR violations
By Sabina Weston published
News The BEUC is urging the European Commission to urgently investigate the app's "unclear" data collection practices

EU set to grant UK data adequacy status
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The agreement ensuring data flows continue will be reviewed every four years and may be subject to legal challenges

Irish GDPR regulator lambasted for delaying critical IT works
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The DPC is aiming to finally complete works on its case management system by Q2 2021, five years after first proposing upgrade

The IT Pro Podcast: Navigating Brexit data transfers
By IT Pro published
IT Pro Podcast The transition period is over – what happens now?

Grindr hit with £8.6 million fine for GDPR consent breach
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
News The Norweigan data watchdog finds the LGBTQ+ dating app shared data with third-party advertisers without sufficient consent
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