CNIL Updates Privacy Seals on Governance Procedures and Training Programs to Comply with GDPR
On September 20, 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) announced that it has updated two standards on privacy seals […]
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EU-US Privacy Shield review underway and report expected in late October
Speaking at the 39th International Conference of Privacy Commissioners in Hong Kong on 25 September, Shannon Coe from the US […]
Turning Off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in iOS 11 Doesn’t Actually Turn Off Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
Turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when you’re not using them on your smartphone has long been standard, common sense, advice. […]
Distrustful U.S. allies force spy agency to back down in encryption fight
An international group of cryptography experts has forced the U.S. National Security Agency to back down over two data encryption […]
How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook will be unable to use the personal data they hold for advertising purposes without user permission. This […]
Regulating for Results: Strategies and Priorities for Leadership and Engagement
On September 25, 2017, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP issued a discussion paper […]
Definitions in new UK Data Protection Bill weaken protection for data subjects
Like many people, I am ploughing through the new Data Protection Bill Bill; when I have enough for a blog, […]
Looking at how our small business uses data: A GDPR perspective
I’ve been thinking about the EU General Data Protection Regulation. At our design studio, Projects by IF, we’ve talked to […]
Poland’s draft GDPR implementation law
Poland’s National Legislative Center last week published a package of draft laws that, together with the amended draft of the […]
Driverless cars: safer perhaps, but professor warns of privacy risks
The vehicles could build a ‘gold mine’ of personal data for private companies, and a profile of users, Queensland law […]
NetApp privacy chief warns enterprises off investing in GDPR snake-oil tech
Enterprises should not be fooled into thinking General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance can be bought through investments in information […]
CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Transparency and International Data Transfers under the GDPR
On September 19, 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) launched an online public consultation on two topics identified by […]