GDPR lacks clarity and threatens transatlantic trade
A lack of clarity around how new EU data protection laws apply poses a threat to EU-US trade, the US […]
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New “data security kit” published by the French security agency
The French national digital security agency (ANSSI) has recently published a “data security kit” on the occasion of the entry […]
European Data Protection Board backs ban on ‘cookie walls’
Website and mobile app operators should be barred from requiring consumers to agree to the collection and use of their […]
GDPR attacks: First Google, Facebook, now activists go after Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn
Just days after the new law comes into force, privacy activists add more tech giants to their list of GDPR […]
Data Class Actions: The Era of Mass Data Litigation
Class actions are commonplace in the United States but relatively rare in Europe. The European Union wants to change that, […]
CNIL updates its PIA tool
French data protection authority CNIl has updated its PIA software to make the privacy impact assessment more practical and to […]
An Employee’s Right of Erasure Under the GDPR
GDPR introduces the concept of a “right of erasure” i.e. a ‘right to be forgotten’. Although the concept currently exists […]
Convention 108 modernisation aims to better address emerging privacy challenges
On 18 May 2018The Council of Europe (‘CoE’) adopted the Protocol to amend the Convention for the Protection of Individuals […]
Facial matching system risks racial bias
Facial matching technology proposed by the government risks racial bias and would have a chilling effect on the right to […]
Vendors create GDPR compliance solutions to tackle a variety of areas
For all the solutions where their GDPR compliance abilities are an added benefit, however, there are many solutions that were […]
French GDPR Bill Has Been Adopted But Referred to the French Constitutional Council
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May 2018. In light of the urgency to adapt […]
14 Mistakes Companies Make in Preparation for GDPR
There is a lot of misinformation out there surrounding this topic and it can be easy to just ignore the […]