Judge questions lawyers for US government over non-compliance with data restrictions
Issues around collection of personal data from EU-US data transfers at heart of case. Source: Judge questions lawyers for US […]
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EU could give police direct access to cloud data in wake of terror attacks
Described as an ‘extraordinary measure for extraordinary threats’, direct data access is one of three proposals to speed up investigations. […]
Spanish court rules doping tests don’t violate privacy
Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal by runner Marta Dominguez which claimed that blood-doping tests had violated her […]
Survey: 61 percent of companies have not started GDPR implementation
Is your company getting ready for the General Data Protection Regulation? If so, it might be in the minority. That’s […]
Fieldfisher Publishes its GDPR App
On June 06, 2017, European law firm Fieldfisher launched mobile app: “A Complete Guide to the GDPR”. The app provides complete guide […]
Italian DPA’s Annual Report previews future GDPR enforcement action
On June 6, the Italian Data Protection Authority, the Garante, presented its 2016 Annual Activity Report, focusing on several current […]
Privacy as Antitrust Issue
During an antitrust conference at Oxford University, Andreas Mundt, president of Germany’s antitrust agency Bundeskartellamt, said he is deeply convinced privacy is a […]
D.P.O. guidance: clear as M.U.D?
The newly codified position of data protection officer (” DPO “) is creating sleepless nights for many of our clients. […]
EU ePrivacy Regulation Proposal Falls Short of Parliament’s Expectations
The European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs commissioned a study to assess the European Commission’s draft […]
EU Commission Issues Questionnaire in Preparation for Annual Review of Privacy Shield
On June 2, 2017, European Commission has sent questionnaires to trade associations and other groups to prepare for the first annual […]
Preparing for the GDPR: A first look at the Irish Data Protection Bill
Last month, the Irish government published the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017 (the “Scheme”). This Scheme provides […]
CIPL Submits Comments to the Working Party’s Proposed GDPR DPIA Guidelines
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) at Hunton & Williams recently submitted formal comments to the Article 29 Working […]