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WP29 is still concerned by Microsoft’s Window 10 data processing activities
Following its first letter sent to Microsoft in January 2017, the WP 29 (group of European data protection authorities) issued a second letter on February 15 in which it raises concerns as to the validity of user’s consent and the
Whatsapp Backdoor Loophole Explained by the Guardian
The Guardian has recently revealed that there were vulnerabilities into the Whatsapp encryption system. Indeed, because of re-sending system that would change the encryption keys each time a user reply to a message, government agencies could access any message sent.
International Transfer: the EC will enter into adequacy negotiation with Japan and South Korea in 2017
The European Commission (EC) has released a communication about its future international personal data transfer strategy. The Commission has planned to engage proactively in discussions on reaching “adequacy decisions” with key trading partners in East and South East Asia but
CJEU: Combating Crime Does Not Justify General Retention and Unrestricted Access to Location and Traffic Data
In its decision of December 21, 2016 (Joined Cases C-203/15 and C-698/15) the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that national legislation may not provide for general and indiscriminate retention of all traffic and location data of