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 […]
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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 […]
Google Could Face $4.3 Billion Claim in U.K. IPhone Privacy Case
IPhone users suing Google over data-collection claims may be seeking as much as 3.2 billion pounds ($4.29 billion), the search […]
‘My Data Request’ lists guides to get data about you
My Data Request lists dozens of tech companies and tells you how you can contact them. The website also links […]
Five loopholes in the GDPR
Look at 5 loopholes that may be used to avoid GDPR: Controllers ignoring GDPR when processing EU person’s data Data […]
Assess data protection impact before conducting internal investigations
Businesses that plan to carry out internal investigations into the conduct of their employees or agents are likely to need […]
No, seriously: What happens to ad tech post-GDPR?
Can ad tech continue to operate as it has before the GDPR? Or it will have to shift to a […]
How Canada can lead on data privacy
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation raises a critical question that Canadians can’t afford to overlook: Where do we stand as […]
US court cases reflects ‘social shift’ in how data is viewed
Two recent decisions in two different federal appeals courts regarding who has the right to sue over data breaches reflect […]
Council of Europe updates Convention 108
On May 18 the Council of Europe adopted an amending Protocol which updates its data protection convention, known as “Convention […]
Eight countries to miss EU data protection deadline
The EU starts enforcing its general data protection regulation on 25 May – but Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, […]