Article 29 Working Party Meeting Sets Out State of Play on Privacy Initiatives
Recently, the EU’s Article 29 Working Party (”Working Party”) held a plenary meeting to discuss, among other things, the implementation […]
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New payment services must gain consumer trust through sound data security practices to succeed
Without the trust of consumers, third parties requiring consumer consent to use new rights of access to bank and payment […]
Phishing Is The Top Email Hijacking Tool, Google Finds
Phishing beats keylogging as a means of hijacking email credentials, Google has found in a study. Source: Phishing Is The […]
GDPR is a business opportunity, says Belgian minister
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation should not be viewed only as a compliance issue, says Belgium’s minister for privacy. […]
LIBE visits Tokyo ahead of adequacy decision
The European Commission is gearing up to propose a so-called adequacy decision with Japan to allow the free flow of […]
Regulatory ‘Sweep’ Finds Privacy Notices Inadequate
The Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) has found that organisations should be more open, honest and transparent in their online […]
Schools Should Not Automatically Disclose Employees’ Information
When the chalk-face meets the thin blue line: handling police involvement with school staff. Source: Dealing with school employees who […]
UK’s DPA concerned that government plans for the Data Protection Bill threaten its independence
The UK’s data protection watchdog has raised concerns that proposed new UK laws threaten its ability to operate independently of […]
Article 29 Working Party Sets Deadline to Address Privacy Shield Concerns
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s official review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the […]
Privacy Shield (begrudgingly) here to stay! For now…
The Commission gave it the official (if lukewarm) ok in October, following the first annual review. Last week it was […]
How IBM is preparing for GDPR
Technology giant IBM is one of the world’s largest processors of information so ensuring compliance with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation […]
Microsoft Offers Product To Help Firms With GDPR Compliance
Microsoft has debuted Compliance Manager, a tool to help firms meet GDPR requirements and manage their compliance processes. Source: Microsoft […]