Commission launches consultation on ENISA
European Commission has launched public consultation on the evaluation and review of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA).
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New GDPR guidelines on consent, profiling, breach notification and data transfers to be issued in 2017
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29), a consultative body made up of all the national data protection authorities in the EU, in 2017 will issue new guidelines on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
GDPR guidance on data portability, DPOs and lead authority
In December WP29 published GDPR guidelines on the right to Data Portability, Data Protection Officers (DPO) and Lead Supervisory Authority.
Balancing the interests in big data processing
A paper from Anons looks at challenges to big data analytics under upcoming GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and legal […]
EU ePrivacy Regulation proposed
Yesterday, January 10, 2017, European Commission announced its proposal for new Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy Regulation) that […]
EU will start adequacy talks with Japan and Korea
In its communication published yesterday, January 10, 2017, the European Commission announced it will proactively engage in discussions on reaching […]
Italy recognises adequacy of the Privacy Shield
Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has authorized the transfer of personal data to the […]
DPAs to issue GDPR guidance
Chair of the Article 29 Working Party,?Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, has promised that EU Data Protection Authorities will issue the first parts […]
MEPs back EU-US Umbrella Agreement on data exchanges for law enforcement purposes
EU Parliament on December 1, 2016 voted to back the EU-US Umbrella Agreement on data protection in exchanges for law enforcement purposes.
Germany publishes second draft of a new data protection act
Germany has published second draft of its?new German Federal Data Protection Act. First draft, published in?September 2016,?was heavily criticized. New […]
France adopts class action regime for data protection infringement
France on November 19, 2016, has the enacted a law?giving a legal basis for class actions against both data controllers […]
UK state surveillance?extending?’Snooper’s charter’ bill becomes law
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 or so called ?snooper?s charter? bill has?became a law on Tuesday. This law?heavily extends the […]