Tag: personal data protection

• Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:10 UTC

  Ireland's High Court orders investigation into Facebook's transfer of users data to the US

  

  Ireland’s High Court ordered an investigation into Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to the United States to make sure personal privacy was properly protected from US government surveillance.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2012 - 18:12 UTC

  Council of Europe promotes personal data protection in Latin America

  

  The Council of Europe is promoting international co-operation in the field of personal data protection, in particular by encouraging non member states to ratify the Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, also known as Convention 108. Uruguay has started the process for its ratification and therefore may become the first non-Council of Europe member state to accede to the convention.