Online privacy, building trust in the digital age
One of the most pressing challenges in our Digital Single Market project (DSM) is to create an online environment that […]
GDPR News
How Your Internet Activity Is Being Watched
While news of data leaks and malware attacks seem to be on the upswing, there are forms of web surveillance […]
GDPR: setting the record straight on data breach reporting
Misleading press stories have claimed that all breaches will need to be reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office and customers […]
Ad industry attacks Safari effort to protect online privacy
A feature in Apple’s upcoming browser makes it harder for advertisers to track us online. That will “sabotage” the internet, […]
UK DPA advises businesses to review their data processing contracts
Businesses have been advised to review their existing data processing contracts to ensure that they comply with new EU data […]
EU Council Publishes Proposed Amendments on Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On September 8, 2017, the Council of the European Union published its proposed revisions to the draft ePrivacy Regulation, which […]
EU looks to extra spending, diplomacy to bolster cyber security
The European Commission wants to bolster cyber security in the EU by increasing investment in technology, setting stricter consumer safeguards […]
Apple is facing privacy questions from the Senate on iPhone X, Face ID
Sen. Al Franken wants to know how Apple will handle law enforcement requests. Source: Apple is facing privacy questions from […]
Acxiom’s European Privacy Officer (Mostly) Demystifies GDPR
GDPR was supposed to establish what sort of data sites can collect without asking for an opt-in. However, a part of […]
Study finds more than third of global orgs unsure if GDPR compliant
A recent study found 37 percent of global organizations are unsure if they need to comply with the EU’s GDPR […]
Europe’s top court must rule on UK spies’ bulk powers
The oversight court for the UK’s intelligence agencies has said Europe’s top court should rule on the legality of powers […]
Germany’s GDPR implementation law, it’s just the beginning
The EU data protection reform package consisting of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (in German: Datenschutz-Grundverordnung, DS-GVO) and […]