Google Prepares For Europe’s New Privacy Rules
From search and Gmail to AdWords, AdSense, DoubleClick and Analytics, Google says it will comply with the General Data Protection […]
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GDPR – sorting the fact from the fiction
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and financial penalties. Source: GDPR – sorting the fact from […]
Member states ask for new EU data retention rules
Several EU member states want to include new rules allowing for data retention in a draft privacy bill. Source: Member […]
Future role of CJEU for UK courts should be ‘spelled out’ in statute, says top judge
The UK parliament must be “very clear” about the extent to which judges should rely on future decisions of the […]
EU privacy watchdog: Privacy shield should be temporary
European privacy watchdogs have received “a few” complaints about the privacy shield data transfer agreement with the United States since […]
EU agency asks Commission to ‘avoid fragmentation’ in new cybersecurity plans
The EU needs to step up its cooperation between civil and military cybersecurity authorities when member states are attacked by […]
New Austrian Data Protection Act implementing GDPR passed the Austrian Parliament
The first draft of the new Austrian Data Protection Act, which had been long awaited in view of the already […]
House of Commons publishes briefing paper on Brexit and data protection
The House of Commons Library, which aims to provide impartial research and analysis to MPs and their staff, has published […]
Checking that pesky ‘data mapping’ box
France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has produced a helpful six-step methodology for organizations preparing to comply with the EU’s […]
UK House of Lords Recommends Pursuit of EU Adequacy Decision
On July 18, 2017, the European Union Committee of the UK’s House of Lords published its paper, Brexit: the EU […]
CIPL and AvePoint Launch Second Annual GDPR Organizational Readiness Survey
With less than one year to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation comes into force, the Centre for […]
Polish industry groups raise concerns with ePrivacy reform
Eight Polish organisations addressed two Polish ministries and Polish members of the European Parliament with their concerns about the draft […]