US Supreme Court hears arguments in United States v. Microsoft
Today, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case with major implications for the privacy profession. The dispute […]
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US Supreme Court weighs Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
A major privacy rights fight between Microsoft and the Justice Department reaches the Supreme Court this week. The nine justices […]
Canadian firms hindering customer data access requests
Businesses could do a better job at responding to Canadians’ requests to look at the personal data they hold, according […]
French man who kept porn on work computer loses privacy appeal
A man who kept a stash of pornography on his work computer has failed to convince judges his right to […]
Commission lobbies for police access to website owners list
The European Commission has suggested that law enforcement authorities could soon have restricted access to the WHOIS database that identifies […]
New DSAR tool for GDPR compliance
According to the IAPP-EY Annual Privacy Governance Report 2017, DSARs were among the top three most difficult GDPR obligations for […]
Responding to subject access requests
There’s nothing like a data subject access request to force an inter-departmental huddle. For U.S.-based DPOs, the exercise may feel […]
70% of customers plan to demand to see their data
70% of customers plan to demand to see their data. Study shows huge rise in consumers planning to exercise their […]
I asked Tinder for my data. It sent me 800 pages of my deepest, darkest secrets.
The dating app knows me better than I do, but these reams of intimate information are just the tip of […]
ICO guidance: a good re-SAR-lt for controllers?
Subject access requests (SARs) are viewed either as an essential right or a huge administrative burden, depending on whether you […]
Judge’s handwritten notes released under UK data laws for first time
Ministry of Justice hands over notes to couple who disagreed with his 2013 decision to reject constructive dismissal claim. Source: […]
Under the GDPR, subject-access requests will change for controllers
Under the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation, data subjects have a right to access their personal data held by a […]