Top Data Governance Issues from 2017 and What to Watch in 2018
Having advised companies on privacy and data security issues for the past 20 years, it is always interesting to consider […]
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Council e-Privacy Regulation Negotiations Critical for the Future of IoT and AdTech
Following the European Commission and European Parliament’s proposed versions of the EU Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications, we are […]
ePrivacy Regulation Trilogue Negotiations Pushed back to Fall 2018
About this time last January, the European Parliament released its proposal for a new ePrivacy Regulation. The intent of the […]
Privacy in 2018: Expect the unexpected
Making predictions for the year ahead is possibly as desirable as unreliable. In a world of unlimited data and advanced […]
The top five contested issues in the EU’s developing ePrivacy Regulation
Many voices and perspectives ”from consumer groups to industry associations to regulators have weighed in on the terms of the […]
ePrivacy law would penalise sites who block ad-blockers
Amendments to the ePrivacy regulation will damage the funding models that enable most consumers to access free content and services. […]
EU Parliament ‘cookie’ restrictions worry online media
The European Parliament and groups representing newspapers and magazines are at odds over how new privacy rules will affect the […]
Proposed E-Privacy Regulation In Trilogue Phase
Nearly a year ago, on 10 January 2017, the EU Commission released the proposed ePrivacy Regulation. The tree main areas […]
Council of the EU weighs in on ePrivacy processing
As the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union wraps up this month, it put forward a new […]
ePrivacy: Why ‘prohibition by default’ cannot be an option
Until 1989, Germany was a divided country. East Germany was under communist rule. The powerbase of the communist government was […]
Sippel: ePrivacy reg should ‘abolish surveillance-driven advertising’
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has been a front-and-center issue for privacy pros and businesses for time time now, […]
ePrivacy Regulation: European Parliament says yes to Lauristin report
The European Parliament has approved the amended text of the EU ePrivacy Regulation, a.k.a. the Lauristin Report. What you should […]