Fighting for data privacy – Berlin’s unique history
With the Cambridge Analytica scandal, data privacy finally hit the mainstream. In Berlin there’s a long tradition of fighting for […]
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Irish Data Protection Bill in Final Committee Stage Before the Irish Legislature
On May 16, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Bill 2018 entered the final committee stage in Dáil Éireann (the lower […]
GDPR is upon us: are you ready for what comes next?
The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. For many […]
UK calls for special EU deal on data-sharing laws after Brexit
UK negotiators in Brussels have warned of significant economic and security dangers for Europe should the EU not grant a […]
Spanish court admits emails from internal investigation as evidence
A judicial decision, issued by the employment division of the Spanish Supreme Court, has confirmed the admissibility as evidence, to […]
Amazon Is Under Fire for Selling Controversial Facial Recognition Tech to Police
The American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy activists are asking Amazon to stop marketing a powerful facial recognition tool […]
Who owns data?
Seems like a no-brainer: People own their own personal data. Or do they? Once a person shares their data, ownership […]
Contractual Tips For In-House Counsel Regarding GDPR Compliance
How can in-house counsel (or outside counsel) effectively implement GDPR requirements? Follow this advice. Read the article: Don’t Get SaaS’d: […]
Why should we care about privacy in UX?
Privacy policies are too long and most of us don’t read them. What UX designers can do to improve this […]
Most GDPR emails unnecessary and some illegal
Many firms have the required consent already; others don’t have consent to send a request. However, vast majority of emails flooding […]
The State of Data Privacy, Then and Now
Who knew that the privacy of one’s personal information would become a variable? A view on privacy decades ago and […]
Jourova to press for EU-US data sharing deal
EU justice chief Vera Jourova will push for a new data access agreement with the United States when she meets […]