Belgian Data Protection Authority issues its first fine
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) imposed its first financial penalty since the entry into […]
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Supreme Court dismisses Facebook appeal over transfer of user personal data to the US
Ireland’s Supreme Court has dismissed Facebook’s appeal over a High Court decision to refer key issues concerning the validity of […]
How Ireland became Europe’s data watchdog
Most of the major US tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter, Apple, LinkedIn, Airbnb and Dropbox, are registered for […]
Big Tech condemn GCHQ proposal to listen in on encrypted chats
An international coalition of civic society organizations, security and policy experts and tech companies — including Apple, Google, Microsoft and […]
EU Council still debating e-Privacy Regulation
e-Privacy Regulation is still some time away as the three party Trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament, Commission and the […]
1 year into GDPR, ad industry braces for more fines
Complacency is a dangerous mistress. But it’s a trap many companies are in danger of falling into when it comes […]
Three difficult lessons after first year of GDPR
One year is certainly not enough to judge the value of the reform that took six years to prepare and […]
Caught between data protection and trade sanctions?
The rapid evolution of the economic sanctions environment constitutes a compliance challenge for multinationals and financial institutions in particular. A […]
ENISA publishes report on Industry 4.0 Cybersecurity
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA is stepping up its efforts to foster cybersecurity for Industry 4.0 by publishing a […]
Don’t Acquire a Company Until You Evaluate Its Data Security
When Marriott International acquired Starwood in 2016 for $13.6 billion, neither company was awareof a cyber-attack on Starwood’s reservation system […]
Prince Harry beat paparazzi using GDPR
Prince Harry won a legal dispute with Splash News, a photo agency which used a helicopter to take pictures inside […]
The growing legal and regulatory implications of collecting biometric data
Although biometric technologies make the authentication experience easier, the actual collection and storage of the data is presenting new security […]