EU Commission sets new rules for whistleblower protection
Recent scandals such as Dieselgate, Luxleaks, the Panama Papers or the ongoing Cambridge Analytica revelations show that whistleblowers can play […]
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Validating The Identity of An Individual Making a Data Subject Access Request
How Far Can I Go TO Validate The Identity of An Individual Making a Data Subject Access Request? The Article […]
EU Regulator Discusses Enforcement Priorities for the GDPR
On March 27, 2018, Helen Dixon, the data protection commissioner for Ireland, outlined the enforcement priorities of the Irish data […]
Chinese jaywalkers receive their fine immediately through SMS
Facial recognition technology is really starting to become a big deal in China. It wasn’t that long ago when Chinese […]
Data firm leaks 48 million user profiles it scraped from Facebook, LinkedIn, others
A little-known data firm was able to build 48 million personal profiles, combining data from sites and social networks like […]
Singapore to Test Facial Recognition on Lampposts, Stoking Privacy Fears
In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out […]
In these three countries, employee consent may be the only way to transfer their data
Before a deep dive into the issues of employee data processing and transfer, it is worth examining the requirements for […]
Rethinking Data Privacy Communication Design: 3 big questions from Bologna
At a recent legal design workshop at University of Bologna in Italy, our Legal Design Lab team collaborated with a […]
Are our online lives about to become ‘private’ again?
In May, tough new privacy laws are being introduced across Europe, offering EU consumers far greater control over their data […]
Artificial intelligence, data protection and the future of inventions
In 1997, chess champion Garry Kasparov lost his reign to supercomputer Deep Blue. At that time, many felt Deep Blue’s […]
Excessive personal data – who decides?
One of the questions that does not get much attention in data protection is the concept of excessiveness. Data Protection […]
Why should a DPO be global?
The General Data Protection Regulation introduces a general EU-wide obligation to appoint a formal data protection officer. This role is […]