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Nov 18, 2022
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The DPOInsider covers the latest news and developments in data compliance and privacy. The DPO's favourite weekly read ☕️


MEPs take issues with UK GDPR reform

Members of the European Parliament are making clear what they think about the UK’s plans to change its data privacy laws.

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A recent meeting of officials on both sides left EU representatives seething.

One key European lawmaker described the meetings with the UK government as “appalling.”

Italian MEP Fulvio Martusciello said that the UK’s plan is “giving in on privacy in exchange for business gain."

With the political chaos in the UK calming (in a relative sense), it seems unclear what direction the UK wishes to take with its overhaul of data privacy regulation.

Whatever their direction, these quotes clearly show that divergence from the protections afforded by the GDPR would be met with widespread disapproval from the European side.


Let’s talk about Twitter and data privacy

The $44 billion purchase of Twitter has been well documented amid speculation about the future of content moderation, hate speech and those blue ticks.

But in Musk’s own words he wants to turn Twitter into an ‘everything app’.

Twitter avatar for @elonmusk
Elon Musk @elonmusk
Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app
10:39 PM ∙ Oct 4, 2022
426,461Likes37,252Retweets

Now I don’t know about you, but this definitely gets my data privacy alarm bells ringing.

Twitter’s data privacy record isn’t exactly spotless. So what could happen if the company starts to collect more data, such as payment data? If people don’t trust this new era of Twitter to protect them from hate speech, then what about their personal data?

Musk himself has criticized data security at Twitter in the past:

Twitter avatar for @elonmusk
Elon Musk @elonmusk
Twitter DMs should have end to end encryption like Signal, so no one can spy on or hack your messages
12:13 AM ∙ Apr 28, 2022
1,460,646Likes107,213Retweets

The ultimate takeaway from this art the moment is: if you are concerned about your data being leveraged by Twitter, then unfortunately you should probably stop Tweeting.

I’m not saying you should #QuitTwitter but it’s likely that there will be controversy going forward.

For organizations and DPOs, it will be an interesting area to watch.


Other data privacy news

F.T.C. Accuses Ed Tech Firm Chegg of ‘Careless’ Data Security

Vodafone Italy discloses data breach after reseller hacked

If you use Snapchat, you could get a $117 check from a data privacy lawsuit

GDPR Rights in Sweden: Court confirms that authority must investigate complaints


Posts of the week

Twitter avatar for @vmanancourt
Vincent Manancourt @vmanancourt
Two Qatari World Cup apps go "much further” than the apps’ privacy notices indicate, said the German privacy chief, while Norway's watchdog said it was “alarmed” by the extensive access the apps require. w/@lwestendarp @LauKaya
politico.euDon’t download Qatar World Cup apps, EU data authorities warnTwo World Cup apps pose serious privacy and security risks, European privacy regulators say.
9:45 AM ∙ Nov 16, 2022
25Likes28Retweets

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