Challenges ahead for the European Data Protection Board
The retiring Chair of the EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, who is the President of France’s […]
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How to implement GDPR transparency requirement?
Vasiliki Antoniadou on WP29 guidance for the implementation and interpretation of the GDPR transparency requirement via its recently published guidelines. […]
Analysis of Spain’s Personal Data Protection Draft Act
On 10th November 2017, the Council of Ministers passed the Personal Data Protection Draft Act (Draft) seeking to conform Spanish law to the GDPR. The […]
Andrea Jelinek elected new WP29 chair
The Article 29 Working Party has elected Andrea Jelinek, head of Austria’s data protection authority, as its new chairwoman. Jelinek […]
GDPR: Lawful bases for processing
In 2016, the Westin Research Center published a series of articles identifying our analysis of the top 10 operational impacts […]
Misunderstandings, Panic and Priorities in the Year of the GDPR
It is finally here. This is the year of the GDPR. A journey that started with an ambitious policy paper […]
ENISA issues a report on emerging technologies and security challenges
ENISA has produced the first version of a report that provides an overview of key emerging technologies and their associated […]
Study: Big gaps emerge between countries on attitudes towards data protection in the cloud
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that while the vast majority of global companies (95%) have […]
Transatlantic Cybersecurity Report
The European Union (EU) and the United States are the leading hubs of global information and communications networks that strengthen […]
The rise of the intelligent business: Spotlight on employers
Data is ubiquitous in the employment context: it is processed from the point at which a job application or CV […]
Ireland looks to strengthen data protection regime to supplement the GDPR
New data protection offences are to be introduced in Ireland under broader plans to update the way in which personal […]
Misunderstandings, panic and priorities in the year of the GDPR
It is finally here. This is the year of the GDPR. A journey that started with an ambitious policy paper […]