Information privacy
New Democracy officials resign over voters’ list
Two conservative officials resigned and one was ousted on Friday amid a scandal involving the leak of an unspecified number of email addresses of Greek voters residing abroad.
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All candidates get contact lists, no questions asked
The storm raised by a conservative Eurodeputy's emailing Greeks resident abroad, who will be able to vote by mail for the first time in June's European Parliament elections, is a reminder that lists of names, with addresses, phone numbers and emails, are in the hands of every political candidate.
Prosecutor to probe Asimakopoulou’s alleged GDPR breach
The Athens Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday launched an investigation into the leak of an unspecified number of emails of Greeks living abroad which came into the possession of New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou.
Interior Ministry to launch internal inquiry into personal data leak
The Ministry of the Interior is planning to carry out an internal inquiry to ascertain whether there has been a breach of privacy laws that allowed a candidate for the ruling conservative party in the upcoming European parliamentary elections to send hundreds of Greeks abroad campaign material to their private email accounts.
DPA to investigate alleged data breach by conservative MEP
Greece's Data Protection Authority (DPA) has launched an investigation into allegations that New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou violated data protection regulations by emailing to Greek voters living overseas ahead of the European Parliament elections in June.
BEUC slams Meta’s non-compliance with GDPR
Consumer groups from eight countries in the European BEUC network, including from Greece, on Thursday filed complaints against Meta with their national data protection authorities, saying Meta has failed to adhere to GDPR principles on the processing of personal data.
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EU widens ban on Meta's behavioral advertising
European officials have widened a ban on Meta's "behavioral advertising" practices to most of Europe, setting up a broader conflict between the continent's privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant.
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Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free subscriptions
Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced on Oct. 30, to comply with tougher EU rules.
Turkish Silence over Data Breach Speaks Volumes, Says Lawyer
Data protection laws are not used to protect data but to hound journalists, says Veysel Ok, after his MLSA organisation exposed a massive data breach that the government has yet to comment on.
EU privacy watchdog sets up ChatGPT task force
The European Union's central data regulator has said that it was forming a task force to help countries deal with wildly popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, ramping up the pressure on its U.S. maker OpenAI.
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