Dutch Archives Urged to Release Collaboration Investigation Files
The Dutch National Archives is urged to immediately release online the files related to 400,000 names of those investigated for collaboration with Nazi Germany after WWII, after the release of the names alone caused public outcry and misinterpretations of the data.
Dutch Archives Urged to Release Collaboration Investigation Files
The Dutch National Archives is urged to immediately release online the files related to 400,000 names of those investigated for collaboration with Nazi Germany after WWII, after the release of the names alone caused public outcry and misinterpretations of the data.
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44% Bias Score
Amsterdam Halts Smart Traffic Lights Over Privacy Concerns
Amsterdam has stopped its smart traffic light program due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), which highlighted the risk of tracking individuals' routes via apps communicating with traffic lights. This decision reverses the city's plan to install intelligent traff...
Amsterdam Halts Smart Traffic Lights Over Privacy Concerns
Amsterdam has stopped its smart traffic light program due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), which highlighted the risk of tracking individuals' routes via apps communicating with traffic lights. This decision reverses the city's plan to install intelligent traff...
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
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20% Bias Score
Worldcoin Ordered to Delete User Data for GDPR Non-Compliance
Worldcoin, a biometric identification project, has been ordered by Bavarian authorities to delete user data due to non-compliance with EU data protection rules; the company is appealing the decision, arguing its privacy-enhancing technologies meet the legal definition of anonymization.
Worldcoin Ordered to Delete User Data for GDPR Non-Compliance
Worldcoin, a biometric identification project, has been ordered by Bavarian authorities to delete user data due to non-compliance with EU data protection rules; the company is appealing the decision, arguing its privacy-enhancing technologies meet the legal definition of anonymization.
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36% Bias Score
Worldcoin's Iris Scans Violate EU's GDPR: Data Deletion Ordered
Worldcoin's iris scanning program violated the EU's GDPR, leading to orders from German and Spanish data protection agencies to delete collected data and cease operations, due to insufficient consent and inadequate security measures, particularly concerning minors.
Worldcoin's Iris Scans Violate EU's GDPR: Data Deletion Ordered
Worldcoin's iris scanning program violated the EU's GDPR, leading to orders from German and Spanish data protection agencies to delete collected data and cease operations, due to insufficient consent and inadequate security measures, particularly concerning minors.
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36% Bias Score
EDPB Clarifies AI Data Use, Sets Three-Stage Legitimate Interest Test
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion clarifying the use of personal data in AI model development, establishing a three-stage test for 'legitimate interest' and emphasizing data anonymity; national authorities will assess GDPR compliance on a case-by-case basis, with further gu...
EDPB Clarifies AI Data Use, Sets Three-Stage Legitimate Interest Test
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion clarifying the use of personal data in AI model development, establishing a three-stage test for 'legitimate interest' and emphasizing data anonymity; national authorities will assess GDPR compliance on a case-by-case basis, with further gu...
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28% Bias Score
Amsterdam Scraps Smart Traffic Lights Over Privacy Concerns
Amsterdam cancelled its plan for city-wide smart traffic lights due to privacy concerns from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), which warned of potential tracking of citizens' movements via apps. A limited trial at two intersections ended in 2023, with the city citing maintenance costs and ha...
Amsterdam Scraps Smart Traffic Lights Over Privacy Concerns
Amsterdam cancelled its plan for city-wide smart traffic lights due to privacy concerns from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), which warned of potential tracking of citizens' movements via apps. A limited trial at two intersections ended in 2023, with the city citing maintenance costs and ha...
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48% Bias Score
German Court Orders Overhaul of NRW Police Surveillance Law
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that North Rhine-Westphalia's police law needs revisions regarding long-term surveillance involving photography, deeming the existing criteria too low; the state parliament has until December 2025 to comply, following a case involving a right-wing extremi...
German Court Orders Overhaul of NRW Police Surveillance Law
Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that North Rhine-Westphalia's police law needs revisions regarding long-term surveillance involving photography, deeming the existing criteria too low; the state parliament has until December 2025 to comply, following a case involving a right-wing extremi...
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36% Bias Score
AEPD Director Retires; New Leadership Pending Parliamentary Approval
Mar España, director of Spain's Data Protection Agency (AEPD), has retired, triggering a leadership change. The Council of Ministers nominated Lorenzo Cotino Hueso and Antonio Troncoso Reigada for president and deputy, respectively, pending parliamentary approval. The AEPD's operations continue unde...
AEPD Director Retires; New Leadership Pending Parliamentary Approval
Mar España, director of Spain's Data Protection Agency (AEPD), has retired, triggering a leadership change. The Council of Ministers nominated Lorenzo Cotino Hueso and Antonio Troncoso Reigada for president and deputy, respectively, pending parliamentary approval. The AEPD's operations continue unde...
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24% Bias Score
Dutch War Archive Access Restricted Due to Privacy Concerns
Due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, access to the digitized Dutch war archive will be limited to a study room at the National Archives, starting in the first quarter of 2024, allowing researchers and relatives access while safeguarding the privacy of living individ...
Dutch War Archive Access Restricted Due to Privacy Concerns
Due to privacy concerns raised by the Dutch Data Protection Authority, access to the digitized Dutch war archive will be limited to a study room at the National Archives, starting in the first quarter of 2024, allowing researchers and relatives access while safeguarding the privacy of living individ...
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44% Bias Score
Worldcoin Ordered to Allow Unrestricted User Data Deletion Across Europe
Germany's BayLDA issued a Europe-wide binding order to Worldcoin, requiring unrestricted user data deletion within one month, following an investigation into their data protection practices; Worldcoin plans to appeal.
Worldcoin Ordered to Allow Unrestricted User Data Deletion Across Europe
Germany's BayLDA issued a Europe-wide binding order to Worldcoin, requiring unrestricted user data deletion within one month, following an investigation into their data protection practices; Worldcoin plans to appeal.
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32% Bias Score
Weakened EU Directive on Child Sexual Abuse Raises Concerns
The EU's updated directive on combating child sexual abuse, initially aiming for stronger protections, was weakened by member states, omitting crucial provisions on statutes of limitations and "grooming," despite rising abuse cases and technological advancements.
Weakened EU Directive on Child Sexual Abuse Raises Concerns
The EU's updated directive on combating child sexual abuse, initially aiming for stronger protections, was weakened by member states, omitting crucial provisions on statutes of limitations and "grooming," despite rising abuse cases and technological advancements.
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40% Bias Score