The NIS Directive – Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
As companies gear up to get GDPR ready, many of those doing business in the EU also face another wave […]
GDPR News
Cryptojacking attack hits ~4,000 websites, including UK’s data watchdog
At first glance a CoinHive crypto miner being served by a website whose URL contains the string ‘ICO’ might not […]
Standard contractual clauses challenged by GDPR and scrutinized by CJEU
The EU Standard contractual clauses have been the most frequently used means for data transfers outside the EU. Under the […]
How To Transmit GDPR Consent In Programmatic
The IAB Tech Lab is tackling the thorny problem of transmitting consent under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. […]
EU moves to remove barriers to data flows in trade deals
The European Union will seek to break down barriers to the flow of data between businesses in future trade deals, […]
Encryption keeps us safe. It must not be compromised with ‘backdoors’.
Allowing law enforcement agencies access to our data threatens a privacy that we all rely on, writes Robby Mook, Hillary […]
Facebook personal data use and privacy settings ruled illegal by German court
Facebook’s default privacy settings and use of personal data are against German consumer law, according to a judgement handed down […]
EU regulators provide guidance for digital ‘on-boarding’ by financial firms
Financial firms should consider requiring customers to provide proof of identity from documentation containing “high security features or biometric data”, […]
Singapore finalises new Cybersecurity Act
The Cybersecurity Act will apply to organisations that are designated as operating ‘critical information infrastructure’ (CII) in Singapore. Organisations in […]
Employee who sold personal data to nuisance callers is fined
A former worker at an accident repair firm who downloaded and sold the personal data of motorists to nuisance callers […]
French Draft Data Protection Law One Step Closer to a Final Version
On 9 February 2018, the French National Assembly adopted at first reading the new draft data protection law implementing the […]
WP29 Presidency 2014 – 2018: Track Record
Over the 4 years, the Working Party was involved in key events and actions such as the CJEU’s Google Spain […]