New AWS Paris region makes it easier for customers to follow France’s data privacy rules
Amazon Web Services launched a new region in Paris today to serve customers in the European Union. This is AWS’ […]
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Siemens sees scale, data privacy as winners in digital race
Germany’s Siemens sees its broad industrial base and respect for customers’ data privacy as giving it the edge in a […]
EU sees data transfer deal with Japan early next year
The European Union aims to conclude a deal allowing businesses to seamlessly transfer personal data between the bloc and Japan […]
Employer liable for disgruntled employee’s deliberate data breach
WM Morrisons Supermarket plc have been held liable to 5,518 of their employees for a deliberate data breach by a […]
Dutch government introduces GDPR Implementation Bill
On December 13, the Dutch government sent the GDPR Implementation bill to the Parliament. The bill, which was long expected, […]
E-commerce tracking practices raise privacy questions
The attorneys who filed the “wiretapping” suit against online mattress firm Casper have launched three new challenges. Source: E-commerce tracking […]
Analyzing changes in DPA Income and Staff, from 2011 to 2016
Using data from the IAPP’s 2011 Global Survey , which queried data protection authorities about staff size and budget, and […]
Clarification from Working Party 29 on Key Breach Notification Terms
Areas for clarification under Article 29 Working Party (WP29)’s guidance on personal data breach notifications to supervisory authorities and data […]
E-mail Open Tracking Has Quietly Taken Over the Web
As recently reported in Wired , over 40 percent of e-mails are tracked, according to a study published last June […]
Canadian Position on Data Localization Rules in Trade Deals Revealed: Protection for Government Data Only
Data localization rules, which require data to be stored locally, have emerged as an increasingly popular legal method for providing […]
France orders WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with Facebook without consent
Messaging app has one month to comply or it will face sanctions for sharing user phone numbers and usage data […]
GDPR: watchdogs give businesses ‘one off’ to continue data processing by moving away from invalid consents
Businesses that find that the consent they currently have to collect and use personal data is invalid under new EU […]