Finland Approves Act On The Secondary Use Of Social And Health Care Personal Data
The Finnish Parliament has approved the new general Act on the Secondary Use of Social Welfare and Health Care Data […]
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EU Commission Issues Recommendation on Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector
The European Commission has published a Recommendation on cybersecurity in the energy sector. The Recommendation builds on recent EU legislation […]
Franch DPA Issues Standard Regulation For Biometric Systems In The Workplace
CNIL has adopted on 10 January 2019, further to a sectorial consultation with public bodies and private organisations, its first […]
Association of German Supervisory Authorities issues paper on broad consent for research
On April 3, 2019, the Association of German Supervisory Authorities (“Datenschutzkonferenz” or “DSK”) issued a paper on the interpretation of […]
European Commission Releases Study on GDPR Data Protection Certification Mechanisms
European Commission has published a final report “Data Protection Certification Mechanisms: Study on Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation […]
Department of Justice Releases White Paper on CLOUD Act
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice released a white paper and FAQ on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of […]
Bounty UK fined £400,000 for sharing personal data unlawfully
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Bounty (UK) Limited £400,000 for illegally sharing personal information belonging to more than […]
GDPR: 10 Months down the road
The European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) recently published an overview on GDPR’s implementation since its enforcement last May, and […]
The Pitfalls of Personalisation
Hyper-personalisation is often considered the ‘holy grail’ of consumer experiences. It’s convenient, it’s targeted and in an ideal world it’s […]
Amazon staff listen to customers’ Alexa recordings
Staff review audio in effort to help AI-powered voice assistant respond to commands. When Amazon customers speak to Alexa, the […]
‘Privacy Is Becoming a Luxury’: What Data Leaks Are Like for the Poor
The last few years have featured some of the largest and most potentially damaging data leaks in history, like the […]
A new US bill would force companies to check their algorithms for bias
US lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require large companies to audit machine learning-powered systems — like facial recognition […]