Delaying surveillance reform could undermine the economy
As general counsel of Twilio, a mid-size cloud computing company, I follow Washington closely. You may be surprised to know […]
GDPR News
Can you appoint in-house legal counsel as a DPO? – Guidance from Germany
Under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will start to apply on 25 May 2018, many companies will […]
Why Companies in Mexico Should Reassess Their Compliance with Data Privacy Protocols—and Their Risk of a Data Breach
According to the Constitution of Mexico, the protection of personal data is a fundamental right of all Mexican citizens. Under […]
FTC Recaps Connected Cars Privacy and Security Workshop
On January 9, 2018, the FTC issued a paper recapping the key takeaways from the FTC’s and National Highway Traffic […]
UK is a 3rd country for data transfers from 30 March 2019
In a notice issued yesterday, the EU Commission makes clear that ‘in view of the considerable uncertainties, in particular concerning […]
In China, facial recognition is sharp end of big data drive for total surveillance
Facial recognition is the new hot tech topic in China. Banks, airports, hotels and even public toilets are all trying […]
Fines under GDPR wait for businesses that fail to fix known security flaws now, says UK watchdog
Data breaches that arise after new EU data protection laws take effect but which stem from security flaws that were […]
Defining privacy in text messages - a step forward and maybe a step back
When the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982, the first text message was still a decade […]
Robots Talk to Telemarketers So You Don’t Have To!
Jolly Roger Telephone Company provides a bot service to help you deal with marketers and save your time. How does […]
UK’s Data protection bill amended to protect security researchers
The government is to amend the data protection bill to protect security researchers who work to uncover abuses of personal […]
FTC, OPC, PCPD collaborate on connected-toy enforcement
The Federal Trade Commission has settled its first enforcement action involving the privacy and data security of connected toys. On […]
New Year resolution: “I will collect details of transfers from the European Union into the UK and vice-versa”
Mrs May, at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the Xmas recess, said in response to a question from a […]