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Has Twitter violated the GDPR?
Five months following the launch of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Twitter becomes the target for the first time. The social network has refused to tell a researcher how its data was used. Google and Facebook have led the way and are already investigated by European regulators. All regarding mishaps in the GDPR. […]
Government reshuffle : Is Mounir Mahjoubi digital or not digital?
Tuesday’s ministerial reshuffle placed the Digital Issues Secretary of State Mounir Mahjoubi under the Ministry of Economy and Public Action. For some time, the word « digital » even disappeared. What can these hesitations mean concerning the future digital guidelines? Mounir Mahjoubi is still Secretary of State for digital issues. During the reshuffling announcements on October […]
Apple Store: New data protection policy to safeguard private life
On October the 3rd, the Apple Store will update its confidentiality policy. Developers will have to present how they collect and use user data. Is this a way to comply with the GDPR? When Apple broke the news, they never mentioned the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). This drastic regulation controls how data is collected […]
GAFA has found how to bypass GDPR
That’s nothing new: Facebook, Google or Microsoft have accepted, under pressure, to respect the GDPR. Those companies adopted the new rules while heavily manipulating users into accepting to share personal data. A class action is getting ready… Personal data is pure gold to the GAFA. It would have been surprising if they had given […]
RGPD : deux mois avant sa mise en vigueur, un point sur le texte
Le 25 mai 2018, le Règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD) entrera en vigueur dans l’ensemble de l’Union Européenne, posant un cadre plus clair et contraignant sur le traitement des données personnelles par toutes les entreprises et administrations. L’occasion de revenir sur cette avancée législative d’importance. Jusqu’ici, le cadre européen fixant le traitement […]