EDPS develops an open source software tools for the automation of privacy and personal data protection inspections of websites.

The EDPS releases its tool Website Evidence Collector under the European Union Public License (EUPL-1.2). The software is available for download via this webpage (see download link below), on the European Commission’s collaborative platform Joinup and on the popular development platform GitHub.

Peruvian DPA annual report: 2020 auditions, resolutions and fines

In 2020 the ANPD audited 305 entities, issued more than 100 resolutions and imposed fines of more than 3.5 million.

EDPB notes on data transfers under the GDPR to the United Kingdom after the transition period

The European Data Protection Board has updated its information note on data transfers to the United Kingdom after the Brexit transition period

Activist Schrems drops legal effort against Irish regulator over Facebook

Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook’s transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said on Wednesday, announcing he had therefore dropped legal action against Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.

Daily Crunch: Parler sues Amazon after going offline

Apple and Google removed Parler from their respective app stores for failing to moderate comments calling for violent or criminal behavior, and Amazon Web Services followed suit, resulting in the social network going offline.