Tech News OpenAI confirms ChatGPT data breach. Here is everything we know OpenAI has confirmed a security breach involving a third-party analytics provider, Mixpanel. 27/11/2025
Europe News EU countries reach long-awaited deal on online child abuse detection Member states have agreed on a deal to fight child abuse online by pushing platforms to remove illegal content, though mandatory scanning of private messages was dropped. 27/11/2025
Europe News Denmark plans final effort to break EU privacy chief deadlock An impasse between EU lawmakers and national governments has held up the Data Protection Supervisor selection process for nearly a year. 19/11/2025
Tech News Between the lines: What Europeans say about the EU’s data strategy The author dissects feedback on the European Data Union Strategy. 10/11/2025
Tech News What does age verification do with data? How to protect yourself What information is an age verification provider supposed to collect when checking ID? 17/09/2025
Tech News Some national regulators ill-equipped to enforce incoming EU Data Act Business associations have called upon the European Commission to uphold the rules. 12/09/2025
Europe News EU court upholds smooth transfer of data from Europe to US EU court rejects bid to annul the 2023 EU-US Data Transfer Framework, challenged by French MP Philippe Latombe, despite critics warning it leaves Europeans’ data exposed across the Atlantic. 03/09/2025
Tech News EU privacy chief selection process triggers complaints to ombudsman The mandate of the current privacy watchdog of the EU institutions expired in December last year. 22/08/2025
Tech News US lawmakers urge probe into Spain's deal with Chinese firm Huawei American lawmakers accused Spain of putting US national security at risk by contracting Chinese tech giant Huawei to handle sensitive data. 21/08/2025
Tech News Euroviews. Return of chat control: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark The Scandinavian state has been a stalwart supporter of image scanning and chat control to detect child sex abuse material. Now, they hold the keys to make it a reality, Yaël Ossowski writes. 08/08/2025
Tech News Dutch privacy watchdog warns against Israeli terms for aid groups EU privacy regulators will discuss how the new measures tally with the EU’s data transfer deal with Israel. 06/08/2025
Tech News Timing of new data rules and plan to cut red tape baffles tech sector The Data Act enters into force in September, three months before the European Commission digital simplification measures will be presented. 04/08/2025
Health news US government launches health data tracking initiative with Big Tech The programme aims to bring US health care into the digital age, but online privacy advocates raised concerns about how Americans' data could be used. 31/07/2025
Tech News Irish watchdog begins probe into TikTok’s data transfers to China In April, the video sharing platform was hit with a €530 million fine. 10/07/2025
Tech News EU clinches deal to ease cross-border data protection cooperation Investigations under the General Data Protection Regulation must now be completed in 15 months. 17/06/2025
Tech News Six months without a new EU privacy chief, and still no deal in sight The mandate of the current European Data Protection Supervisor expired on 5 December. 03/06/2025
Tech News Commission to offer mid-cap companies data protection relief SMEs can expect an exemption from some obligations of the EU’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as part of the European Commission’s simplification efforts. 20/05/2025
The Big Question Microsoft president: We want Europe to know that they can count on us “We want Europe to know that they can count on us,” Microsoft President, Brad Smith told Angela Barnes in the latest episode of The Big Question. 12/05/2025
Tech News TikTok fined €530 million for unsecure data transfers to China The Irish watchdog launched the probe in 2021: TikTok was already fined €345 million in 2023 for failing to protect children's privacy. 02/05/2025
Tech News How long could it take a hacker to crack a password in 2025? An eight-character-long password made of numbers can be cracked instantly, according to the IT firm Hive Systems. 01/05/2025