Addressing the compliance challenge
The regulatory landscape is complex; a recent survey of more than 360 enterprises revealed that 86% are dealing with the […]
compliance
DP Impact Assessments: EDPB Differs Slightly from ICO Position
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently published its Opinion on the (United Kingdom) Information Commissioner’s list of processing […]
New EDPB Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR
On 26 November 2018, the WP29’s successor, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published, Guidelines on the territorial scope of […]
The post GDPR landscape
With the panic over to ‘comply’ with GDPR, it is seen as becoming more of a day to day compliance […]
Having legitimate consent is only half the battle: The top 5 ways to protect your data
A recent survey showed that nearly one in five (17%) of companies admitted they are still unsure as to what […]
Google accused of GDPR privacy violations by seven countries
Consumer groups across seven European countries have filed GDPR complaints against Google’s location tracking (via Reuters). The European Consumer Organisation […]
LinkedIn violated data protection by using 18M email addresses of non-members to buy targeted ads on Facebook
LinkedIn has been called out a number of times for how it is able to suggest uncanny connections to you, […]
You probably have more personal data, in more systems, than you think.
There’s lots of guides on the internet to consent and so-forth, but relatively few that dive into hands-on implementation details. Often, […]
Christmas spirit triumphs over GDPR in Germany
A German town managed to revive a children’s Christmas tradition after European data protection laws very nearly scrapped it. In […]
Irish watchdog clarifies record keeping and DPIAs interaction under GDPR
Ireland’s data protection authority has clarified how record keeping obligations under the General Data Protection Authority (GDPR) interact with the […]
How a small French privacy ruling could remake adtech for good
A ruling in late October against a little-known French adtech firm that popped up on the national data watchdog’s website […]
First German data protection authority issues GDPR fine
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) was the first German data protection authority to […]