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Irish regulators' first draft decision on big tech privacy probes will go for consultation with EU
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Irish regulators' first draft decision on big tech privacy probes will go for consultation with EU

The DPC said two of the 21 inquiries it had open into big tech firms had moved from the investigative stage to the decision-making phase.

Facebook EU user data transfer contracts are legal, but risks ahead-EU court adviser
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Facebook EU user data transfer contracts are legal, but risks ahead-EU court adviser

Activist Max Schrems argued that Facebook's contracts do not protect data to European levels.

Google to commence Street View mapping in Austria; will adhere to privacy laws
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Google to commence Street View mapping in Austria; will adhere to privacy laws

Google showed off one of its cars in Vienna on 20 July ,2017, that will be taking photos for the online service.