Austria accused of undermining GDPR
Most EU states have yet to pass the national laws needed to equip authorities with the resources to enforce the […]
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GDPR: These companies are getting killed by Europe’s new data protection law
New tough data protection rules are set to come into effect in Europe later this month, forcing some tech companies […]
A Right to Be Forgotten in Canada?
Should Canada adopt its own version of the “right to be forgotten”? The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada […]
How Countries “Outsource” Electronic Surveillance And Threaten Privacy
Intelligence sharing partnerships are “completely shrouded in secrecy, making it impossible to know how much data is being shared.” Depending […]
Platforms That Fail to Prioritize Privacy Will Pay the Price
It looks like we’ve reached a tipping point in online and mobile privacy: Regulators are itching to step in—not just […]
Police can request communications data even if crime is not ‘serious’
EU law permits communications data laws to be enforced by the police and other authorities even when they crimes they […]
Facial Recognition Tech Is Creepy When It Works—And Creepier When It Doesn’t
It’s a powerful tool, but recent incidents have shown that there’s no winning with facial recognition. For an extreme example […]
South Korea to consider adopting US-style data-sharing regulation
South Korea’s financial regulator said Thursday it will consider gradually adopting US-style data-sharing regulation to make it easier for firms […]
Jourová: EU must protect data in AI development
Digitisation and artificial intelligence (AI) should develop in the Czech Republic and Europe without too much regulation, but with respect […]
ICO publishes finalised guidance on consent under the GDPR
Businesses that rely on consent to process personal data under the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will have an […]
FTC, privacy, and vendor due diligence—and opt-in consent
On April 30, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released for public comment an administrative complaint and proposed consent […]
UK NIS Regulations impose new cybersecurity obligations
The UK NIS Regulations (implementing the NIS Directive) come into force in the UK on 10 May 2018. These Regulations […]