AEPD guidelines on risk assessments and data protection impact assessments
To facilitate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, or AEPD, has published data protection […]
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UK’s DPA promises regulatory sandbox for digital innovations
Businesses developing innovative digital products and services will be able to test that their solutions comply with data protection laws […]
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 […]
GDPR: Communicating with supervisory authorities
Knowing which DPA is the “lead” supervisory authority is the first step in establishing healthy lines of communication with that […]
French businesses urged to have compliance plan for GDPR
Businesses operating in France will need to have a compliance plan in place if they want to avoid potential sanctions […]
Spanish data protection guidance ‘should help with GDPR compliance’
New guidance produced by Spain’s data protection authority should help businesses determine what security measures they need in order to […]
CNIL flexible on enforcement of new obligations for first months of GDPR regime
France’s Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, announced last month that in the first months of implementation of the GDPR, it […]
Data Protection Commissioner to investigate State CCTV schemes
The Data Protection Commissioner is to carry out a special investigation into CCTV schemes across the State, and the potential […]
Affiliate marketing industry needs to clean up its act in terms of privacy law compliance
An international operation has found that the affiliate marketing industry has significant issues to overcome in terms of compliance with […]
Consent needed for electronic marketing
Speaking at the Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) conference on 23 February, Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, said that whilst the details […]
Ireland’s DPA Clarifies Role and Appointment of DPOs
The DPC recommends that all organisations who will be required by the GDPR to appoint a DPO should do this […]
Luxembourg DPA Publishes Data Breach Reporting Form
On February 12, 2018, the Luxembourg data protection authority ( Commission nationale pour la protection des donées , “CNPD”) published […]