FEDMA continues to support self regulation in general and more particularly, co regulation for data protection. For example, FEDMA is committed to updated its Code of Conduct to the GDPR. FEDMA also called for the […]
FEDMA submitted its response to the consultation for the EU’s new ‘Consumer Agenda‘. One question touched upon the possibility to introduce an opt out system for consumers from personalised offers and prices. FEDMA considers overall […]
The European Commission plans to publish a proposal on AI early 2021. This initiative should ensure that AI is safe, lawful and in line with EU fundamental rights. The overall goal is to stimulate the […]
On the 29th July, the US congress held a hearing of the CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple, on the probe of the dominance of digital platforms, following a yearlong investigation. The hearing was […]
The Proposal for the representative actions for the protection of collective interests of consumers is currently under discussions within the Council of Ministers working groups. There is a group meeting planned in the coming days […]
On September 10th, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the nominees for the next College of Commissioners. Two weeks later, all designate candidates are being individually questioned by Members of the European Parliament […]
22nd July – Brussels – The European business community (15 organizations, including FEDMA) presents its voluntary tool (link) to better inform consumers when they’re shopping online. The aim is to help companies find good ways […]
Published in May 2019 by Data Guidance (with a 30 day exclusivity period) Although major legislative frameworks such as the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (‘GDPR’) and Directive 2002/58/EC on Privacy and Electronic […]
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