Australian organisations unprepared for GDPR
Faced with the double whammy of complying with Australia’s upcoming data breach notification requirement and Europe’s new data protection regime, […]
EU
Researchers develop data-portability recommendations for the cloud
The upcoming European General Data Protection Regulation enhances the existing individual rights by creating a new right to data portability. […]
Does Control of ‘Big Data’ Kill Competition?
The European Union’s competition chief is zeroing in on how companies use so-called big data, or enormous computer files of […]
Why the EU’s call to remove crypto-tech from dual-use export controls is encouraging
EU is set to offer new challenges to keep us engaged throughout the year. Technology companies in particular should take […]
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 […]
Consent under the GDPR and the Swiss law
The Swiss and EU data protection landscape is going to change fundamentally. What are the requirements relating to the consent […]
6 months to GDPR: What’s next?
With May 2018 looming on the horizon, the vast majority of companies still have a long journey ahead of them […]
GDPR is not Y2K
There are still some myths out there though and, as we approach Christmas and New Year, there’s one in particular […]
Ad-Tech Consolidation Poised for Acceleration Under GDPR
If the four-letter acronym “GDPR” isn’t on your radar yet, then now might be a good time to start panicking. […]
If GDPR Compliance Doesn’t Start With Information Governance, You’ll Probably Fail
Most discussions regarding the EU’s impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — scheduled for implementation in May 2018 — focus […]
Exam scripts are partly personal data
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its judgment in Case C-434/16 Nowak on 20 December 2017, […]
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. […]