SypherPrivacyTalks - June 2025 - Week 24
by Sypher | Published in News - June 09, 2025
Welcome to #SypherPrivacyTalks — Your news and article roundup. Bringing you the top privacy & compliance stories of the week.
Vodafone Germany fined €45m over GDPR and security failings
capacitymedia.com • 3 min read
💶 Vodafone Germany has been fined €45 million for GDPR breaches, including poor oversight of third-party sales agencies involved in fraud, and security flaws in its online systems that exposed eSIM data (including mobile network profile, authentication keys, and device identity). The company is now improving its cybersecurity and partner management… read more
Could Bitcoin soon be banned in Europe?
🪙The European Data Protection Board now considers Bitcoin public keys to be personal data, meaning that all transactions are subject to the GDPR.
However, since blockchain data cannot be deleted, this conflicts with the GDPR's right to be forgotten, creating a legal grey area that could effectively render Bitcoin unusable in the EU without new legislation…read more
OpenAI and the cross-border data dilemma
💡This article explores the legal clash between U.S. court orders requiring data retention for lawsuits and the right to erasure under the EU’s GDPR.
Using the OpenAI case as an example, it illustrates the growing compliance risks faced by AI companies when U.S. litigation demands conflict with European privacy laws, for which there is currently no clear legal solution..… read more
France estimates GDPR’s cyber benefits to be worth 1 billion euros, or one Meta fine
🛡️The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) found that the GDPR prevented €585 million to €1.4 billion in cyber losses across the EU over five years, including €90 million to €219 million in France — mainly from reduced identity theft.
The CNIL compares the effect of the GDPR to herd immunity, promoting better cybersecurity investments.... read more
Using AI in international arbitration: what parties and arbitrators need to think about
🧑⚖️ The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators has issued non-binding guidelines on the use of AI in arbitration. These guidelines aim to balance the benefits of AI, such as increased efficiency and cost savings, with the risks to confidentiality, impartiality and due process. There are, however, concerns about arbitrators' technological expertise, potential disputes over AI usage, and the requirement for continuous adaptation as AI technology advances… read more
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