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Privacy Reform in Europe: Q&A on the European Data Protection Regulation

21 Dec 2015

What is the Data Protection Reform Package? Why is it so important? What can you do to protect your privacy rights? Find out by reading our FAQ!

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Privacy Reform in Europe: Q&A on the European Data Protection Regulation
21 Dec 2015
Privacy Reform in Europe: Q&A on the European Data Protection Regulation

CJEU declares Safe Harbour invalid

7 Oct 2015

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in the Schrems case, finding that the Safe Harbour mechanism is invalid. Safe Harbour is a transatlantic data transfer mechanism enabling US companies to send data collected in the EU to the US.

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CJEU declares Safe Harbour invalid
7 Oct 2015
CJEU declares Safe Harbour invalid
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Access sends open letter to Commissioner Malmström seeking clarifications on claims from yesterday’s hearing

30 Sep 2014

In an open letter sent today to Commissioner Malmström, Access requests the Commissioner-designate for Trade for immediate feedback on the aspersions she placed on the validity of the acquired document during yesterday’s hearing in the European Parliament.

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Access sends open letter to Commissioner Malmström seeking clarifications on claims from yesterday’s hearing
30 Sep 2014
Access sends open letter to Commissioner Malmström seeking clarifications on claims from yesterday’s hearing
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Document shows Commissioner Malmström secretly working with the U.S. to undermine data protection regulations

28 Sep 2014

The former Home Affairs Commissioner has been systematically undermining the work of her own commission, and would be unfit to defend EU citizens’ interests as Trade Commissioner.

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Document shows Commissioner Malmström secretly working with the U.S. to undermine data protection regulations
28 Sep 2014
Document shows Commissioner Malmström secretly working with the U.S. to undermine data protection regulations
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Three things you should know about the Google Spain case

10 Jul 2014

On May 13th, the European Court of Justice ruled on the case between the Spanish citizen, Mario Costeja González and Google Spain, regarding the Spanish Data Protection Authority requests for the search engine to withdraw personal data relating to Mr Costeja González from its index and to prevent access to the data in the future.

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Three things you should know about the Google Spain case
10 Jul 2014
Three things you should know about the Google Spain case

Mitigating the CJEU’s dangerous precedent

14 May 2014

Yesterday, in a sweeping and dangerous judgement the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Google should de-index a lawfully published newspaper article about a Spanish citizen. Access believes the Court erred in increasing liability for intermediaries online, unnecessarily and wrongly pitting privacy against access to information, with an unfavorable result.

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Mitigating the CJEU’s dangerous precedent
14 May 2014
Mitigating the CJEU’s dangerous precedent

EP adopts the Data Protection Reform Package

12 Mar 2014

Today, the European Parliament adopted the Data Protection Regulation and Directive, commonly referred to as the Data Protection Reform Package (DPR). This vote represents another crucial step towards protecting European user data and the completion of the long-awaited reform proposed by the European Commission back in January 2012.

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EP adopts the Data Protection Reform Package
12 Mar 2014
EP adopts the Data Protection Reform Package

International Data Privacy Day: We remind the European Council of our rights

28 Jan 2014

Today we celebrated the 33rd International Data Privacy Day by reminding members of the Council of the E.U. representatives of their obligation to protect the rights of European citizens. We sent a letter, signed by several European and International NGOs, outlining the importance of the rights to privacy and data protection and urging them to reach a conclusion on the General Data Protection Regulation without any further delay.

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International Data Privacy Day: We remind the European Council of our rights
28 Jan 2014
International Data Privacy Day: We remind the European Council of our rights
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Supervision without a Supervisor: EU data protection watchdog in danger

20 Jan 2014

Last Thursday, Europe’s top privacy watchdogs stepped down at the conclusion of their terms. This week, the European Commission has yet to name a successor for its most important privacy posts. At a time when the European Union is actively considering landmark privacy legislation and simultaneously responding to the Snowden mass surveillance revelations, this is at best a shocking oversight and at worst a deliberate attempt to undermine Europeans’ privacy rights.

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Supervision without a Supervisor: EU data protection watchdog in danger
20 Jan 2014
Supervision without a Supervisor: EU data protection watchdog in danger

Human Rights Day: EU’s Data Protection Reform: restoring trust by reinforcing user rights

10 Dec 2013

On the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of UN Human Rights day, we would like to take this opportunity to reflect upon the importance of privacy and data protection as key pillars of healthy societies.

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Human Rights Day: EU’s Data Protection Reform: restoring trust by reinforcing user rights
10 Dec 2013
Human Rights Day: EU’s Data Protection Reform: restoring trust by reinforcing user rights