FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlements in Privacy Shield Cases
US Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to settlements with four companies over allegations that they falsely claimed certification […]
GDPR News
Irish watchdog clarifies record keeping and DPIAs interaction under GDPR
Ireland’s data protection authority has clarified how record keeping obligations under the General Data Protection Authority (GDPR) interact with the […]
A timely raincheck on the GDPR: the law of unintended consequences
As we approach a six-month point since the full implementation date of the GDPR, it is interesting to see evidence […]
Hackers erase 6,500 sites from the Dark Web in one attack
One of the most popular Dark Web hosting services – Daniel’s Hosting – was slaughtered last week when attackers hosed […]
Timescale set for data protection ‘adequacy’ decision after Brexit
On Wednesday evening, the UK government and European Commission announced that the UK and EU27 countries had reached a draft […]
European privacy search engines aim to challenge Google
The backlash over Big Tech’s collection of personal data offers new hope to a number of little-known search engines that […]
How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good
A ruling in late October against a little-known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website […]
MEPs call for business GDPR ‘guarantee’ on using blockchain
Businesses should not begin using blockchain technology to process personal data until they can “guarantee compliance” with EU data protection […]
CIPL Publishes Report on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Tension
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) recently published the first report in its project on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and […]
First German data protection authority issues GDPR fine
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) was the first German data protection authority to […]
New Spanish data law could undermine the integrity of democracy
On Wednesday, the Spanish senate gave the green light to an online data protection law which may enable political parties […]
Cathay Pacific case shows data breach reporting challenges
Multinational companies experiencing a major data breach face significant challenges in co-ordinating co-operation with investigating authorities around the world. The […]