Sensitive personal data in HR functions: climbing the ladder of legal bases
The GDPR’s entry into force has forced HR teams across the US and EU to re-evaluate the ways in which […]
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Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance
A series of research projects, patent filings, and policy changes indicate that the Pentagon wants to use social media surveillance […]
Average fine in UK for data breaches doubles to £146,000 in just a year
The average value of fines issued by the UK’s data protection authority doubled over the last year to reach £146,000. […]
Japan superfans lose fight for 1966 Beatles tour footage
Group of Japanese Beatles fans have lost their bid to get police to hand over historic footage of the band’s […]
Privacy International published Data Protection Guide
“Keys to Data Protection” has been developed by Privacy International to help organisations and activists fight for better data protection standards across the globe. The […]
Ukraine adopts GDPR harmonisation Draft Law
The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights (‘the Commissioner’) issued, on 23 October 2018, a draft law (‘the Draft Law’), […]
Processing data in a post-Brexit world
The physical movement of goods and people across EU borders post-March 2019 is quite rightfully attracting much attention. Whilst these […]
GDPR: the ‘controller v processor’ debate in financial services
Lessons can be learned in the financial services sector from the rush to update contracts to account for the General […]
Dutch data watchdog: PSD2 consent must be obtained ‘separately’
Third parties seeking access to payment account information held by banks must distinguish their requests to process customer data distinct […]
US Draft Bill Imposes Steep Penalties and Expands FTC’s Authority to Regulate Privacy
On November 1, 2018, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a draft bill, the Consumer Data Protection Act , that seeks […]
British Airways: data breach waters muddied
A recent statement issued by British Airways calls into question whether the data breach reported by the company last month […]
Portuguese hospital receives 400,000 € fine for GDPR infringement
On July 17, 2018, the Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for infringement […]