The European Commission ordered the European Union regulators to tighten control over violations of confidentiality by technological companies. The department came to this decision after the analysis of the Irish data protection commission – it was accused of too slow and condescending to violations, writes Bloomberg.
EU countries should now share reports on major investigations of cases under the Law on Personal Data (GDPR) every 2 months. In such reports, the regulators should indicate their step -by -step actions against cyberurinzient.
The tightening of reporting is due to the fact that a few weeks ago the European Council for the Protection of Data had to force the European Commission to increase the fine imposed on the META *corporation from 28 to 390 million euros.
The European Commission and before that the decision reported on compliance with the GDPR rules every 2 years, but thorough checks at the level of individual states were not carried out. The new requirement will hold all members of the European Union accountable if they detain the investigation or do not apply appropriate measures.
According to Bloomberg, the decision will affect primarily to Ireland, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France. In Ireland, the largest number of technological companies in Europe is located, in the Netherlands, Uber Technologies Inc., in Luxembourg – Amazon, and in France – Criteo, one of the world’s largest companies engaged in online advertising.
In addition, activists have already criticized new GDPR requirements for insufficient transparency. According to them, the public will not be able to find out whether the regulators are acting correctly until the EU takes visible response actions – countries will share reports on their work on a strictly confidential basis.
However, as Bloomberg writes, toughening conditions can encourage technohigans more seriously to GDPR, as their investigations of their activities will be carried out quickly and carefully, and the companies themselves will receive major fines.
*META and the company’s products (Instagram and Facebook) are recognized as extremist organizations; Their activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation.