EU approaching adequacy deals with Japan and Korea
The EU is currently finalising a trade agreement with Japan – a process that began in March 2015. Since then, […]
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Apple bans developers from creating, selling user Contacts databases
Apple is trying to make it harder for developers to abuse users’ information collected through apps. Apple updated its App […]
Poland regulates workplace monitoring
CCTV in the workplace under the Polish law Until recently, the matter of video surveillance in the workplace has not […]
Is your company part of the GDPR ‘mobile loophole’?
Europe is leading the way in privacy protection with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). But most companies are not focused […]
Facebook releases new privacy safeguards after ceding to pressure from advertisers
Facebook is installing new controls it says will better inform its members about the way companies are targeting them with […]
How GDPR changes use of Browser Fingerprinting and Web Trackers
Browser fingerprinting is on a collision course with privacy regulations. Compared to more well-known tracking “cookies,” browser fingerprinting is trickier […]
MEPs to continue investigation of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
MEPs will continue to assess the impact of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal on personal data protection at hearings on 25 […]
EU court could settle ICANN data gathering dispute
The internet’s global domain name organisation, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has appealed a recent ruling […]
Implementing appropriate security under the GDPR
Security of processing is a foundational principle of the GDPR. Under Article 5(1)(f), personal data shall be “processed in a […]
Looking to Canada for input on the GDPR’s data retention requirements
One of the core principles of data processing set forth in Article 5(e) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation […]
Alexa and other smart speakers may endanger privacy rights
Legal experts say internet-connected smart speakers are the latest example of how technology and devices endear themselves to consumers before […]
No cross-checking on consent needed under PSD2
Banks do not need to check whether their customers have given other companies permission to access information from their payment […]