Why BCR are the future of global data flows
On October 3 rd , 2017, the Irish High Court issued a decision to refer questions on the adequacy of […]
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EU Commissioner Jourová: Privacy Shield, GDPR readiness, online hate speech and more…
Vera Jourová, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, rounded off a recent three-day visit to the […]
Experts warn EU privacy case might backfire
A European Union court case ostensibly to keep personal data private could backfire and cause great damage to the continent, […]
Congressman Wants US to Part With Europe on Data Privacy
As the number of devices quietly gathering your data increases, so does the risk of exposure. Source: Congressman Wants U.S. […]
Europe’s Courts Decide: Does U.S. Spying Violate Europe’s Privacy?
In a long-awaited decision on whether and how Europeans’ private data can be protected from the roving eyes of the […]
For everyone to benefit from technology, we need to ensure the free flow of information
Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will take effect next May and which Microsoft supports, is a good […]
Lack of US ombudsperson raises consternation with Europe
A key vacancy in the State Department is creating friction between the European Union and United States over a new […]
As Privacy Shield interest increases, organizations await review results
Last week, representatives of the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce met for the first-annual review of the Privacy […]
Is the GDPR a data localization law?
In one of the more animated discussions here at the International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Conference in Hong Kong, […]
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 […]
Jourova reassured ‘America first’ does not weigh on EU-US privacy shield
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said she was relieved that US President Trump’s “America first” policy will not shatter the […]
US surveillance and the eye of the beholder
Is a country’s privacy regime adequate? To people who are not privacy professionals, this question may seem odd. What does […]