SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Data protection must be assessed in the event of major corporate merger, says EDPB

Brussels, 28/08/2018 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 27 August, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) stated that a data protection assessment was necessary in any evaluation of abuse of dominant position and in the event of mergers of companies that have accumulated “significant informational power”.

In its declaration, the Board refers in particular to the in-depth investigation launched by the Commission in April into the planned acquisition of Shazam by the American giant Apple. The institution had concerns that the...