The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), which monitors the use of data by EU institutions and agencies has directed Europol to delete data that is not tied to investigations.
Austria’s DPA has upheld a complaint that netdoktor.at, a health-focused website which exported visitor’s data to the US by way of Google Analytics, violated GDPR’s rules on transferring data out of the EU bloc.
Washington State has introduced a bill proposing a single-mechanism opt-out for Do-Not-Track processing of consumer data, plus provisions protecting children’s privacy. This comes as the state governor announced the creation of an Office of Privacy and Data Protection.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.