U.S. Department of Commerce Posts Update of Actions to Support the Privacy Shield Frameworks
On March 26, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce posted an update on the actions it has taken between January […]
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Advertising Association calls for ‘deep alignment’ of European data protection post-Brexit
The Advertising Association has unfurled its colours to the mast of continued ‘deep alignment’ between the UK and Europe on […]
Furor erupts around Indian PM Modi’s app over alleged data sharing
Allegations that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official mobile application was sending personal user data to a third party without […]
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield two years on
Where I come from, we have a pleasing little idiom: “conoscere i propri polli” literally, to know one’s own chickens. […]
Facebook Ignites Debate Over Third-Party Access to User Data
Facebook Inc. ignited a firestorm over how it manages third-party access to its users’ information, after the social network said […]
How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug
Sure, third-party Facebook apps collected data about users’ lives. But they seemed convenient and harmless, and, really, what could go […]
WhatsApp will not share user data with Facebook until it complies with GDPR
Facebook, its popular messaging app WhatsApp, and the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have reached a truce in their long-running […]
WhatsApp sharing user data with Facebook would be illegal, rules ICO
The UK’s data protection watchdog has concluded that WhatsApp’s sharing of user data with its parent company Facebook would have […]
A deep dive into the Schrems II case
The so-called Schrems II case for possible referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union makes for fascinating […]
Can Theresa May get the data protection deal she wants?
Twice now — first at a speech focused on security, in Munich, then this past Friday in her so-called “Five […]
Working party publishes draft of GDPR guidelines on data export
On February 12, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published guidance regarding Article 49 of the General Data Protection […]
Is a Service Provider’s Privacy Shield Certification Good Enough?
The GDPR imposes two requirements when a company (referred to in the GDPR as a “data controller”) uses a service […]