Privacy regulators say the system benefits companies, freeing them from facing investigations by different authorities in the 27-member union, potentially for the same violation.
While the GDPR’s one-stop shop was designed to streamline interactions between companies and regulators, it has caused bottlenecks and frustration. The Irish regulator’s decision to fineTwitter Inc. €450,000 ($546,000) in December was delayed several months because of disputes with regulators in other EU countries, which wanted a larger penalty. The Hamburg authority, for instance, recommended a fine between €7 million and €22 million. The violation was related to a security hole that Twitter disclosed in January 2019.
With its lawsuit, the Consumentenbond wants the Netherlands court system to require the local data protection authority to investigate a privacy complaint filed in 2018 against Google. The complaint alleges that
Dutch Program Aims to Deter Young Hackers Before They Commit Crimes
Police initiative informs young people about hacking laws and alternative ways to use their skills
Staff of the Dutch National Police’s Cyber Offender Prevention Squad. Pictured from left to right: Wouter Klijnsoon, Barry van Kampen, Floor Jansen, Gregory Francis and Lieske Zonderland. Photo: Dutch National Police By Dec. 21, 2020 5:30 am ET
Floor Jansen, a Dutch police officer who worked on drug smuggling and organized crime until a few years ago, is on a mission to reform teenage hackers. Ms. Jansen joined the Dutch National Police’s high-tech crime unit in 2012 and started working with young hackers in 2018, intervening after they are prosecuted for their first crime. Instead of prison or community-service sentences, she offers some a program, called Hack Right, to learn about cybersecurity and help them stay out of trouble. Catching hacker
EU Regulators Seek to Extend Cybersecurity Rules to More Industries
New bill designates cloud providers and data center operators as critical infrastructure
The proposed rules elevate cybersecurity to the board level, said Thierry Breton, EU commissioner for internal market, shown in November. Photo: pool/Reuters By Dec. 17, 2020 5:30 am ET | WSJ Pro
European regulators want to designate cloud computing providers, data center operators and other sectors as critical infrastructure, requiring them to comply with mandated cybersecurity rules for the first time.
The draft EU legislation, known as the directive on network and information systems, also strengthens security rules for all of the bloc’s seven previously designated critical infrastructure sectors, such as health care and financial services. Companies would need to implement measures to protect data and inform authorities quickly if they are hac
Biden Faces Early Test on Digital Trade With EU Privacy Talks
Restrictions on data transfers from the EU have created uncertainty for thousands of U.S. businesses
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden departed his plane Tuesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Some privacy experts fear the transition of power in the U.S. could complicate negotiations over a data-transfer pact with the EU. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Dec. 16, 2020 5:30 am ET | WSJ Pro
Striking a new deal to allow U.S. companies to transfer data from the European Union will be a key test for the Biden administration, current and former officials say, as such a privacy agreement could play a central role in strengthening trans-Atlantic trade.