DPOInsider #28
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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.
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’.
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:
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
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