On Wednesday, as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was testifying at his second public hearing before a committee on Capitol Hill this week, the European Union's Article 29 Working Party (WP29) issued its own press release entitled "Sorry is not enough": WP29 establishes a Social Media Working Group. Full press release embedded below following this excerpt:
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- The UK Information Commissioner’s take on a ‘game changing’ few weeks in data protection: "As a data controller we must be prepared for the GDPR like anyone else but, for the ICO, 25 May means we must be ready to regulate the GDPR. That’s an additional challenge…We’re expecting more of everything. More breach reports because the law requires it in high risk cases. More complaints, because people will be better informed of their rights. Greater engagement as organizations turn to us for advice at the outset"--Elizabeth Denham.
- Facebook Announces Plan to Implement GDPR Globally | Reed Smith | JDSupra.com
"The Facebook scandal has three aspects:— European Commission 🇪🇺 (@EU_Commission) April 11, 2018
→ #DataProtection: we are equipped to remedy the situation with #GDPR
→ Fraud: national authorities have to address it with criminal justice
→ Electoral freedom: we need to know more about what happened" says Commissioner @VeraJourova pic.twitter.com/1SUpSrDoCH
Glad to hear that #Facebook wants to use EU #DataPrivacy standards as their global model. We will observe with great interest how the letter - and the spirit - of the law are applied. #GDPR comes into force on 25th May. https://t.co/liqG0az0yQ— Věra Jourová (@VeraJourova) April 9, 2018
Interesting read: Sheryl Sandberg’s interview with the @financialtimes: Europe is ahead on #DataProtection. I would like to talk to her this week, also about the #GDPR. https://t.co/c5GUYXqkdC via @financialtimes— Věra Jourová (@VeraJourova) April 9, 2018
