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 […]
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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 […]
UK ICO Stresses Importance of Preparing for the GDPR and Addresses the ICO’s Role Post-Brexit
With just under one year to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) becomes law across the European […]
Italian DPA’s adopts useful decision on legitimate interests
1 June 2017 The Italian data protection authority (‘Garante’) announced, on 25 May 2017, in its monthly newsletter, that it […]
GDPR Matchup: The APEC Privacy Framework and Cross-Border Privacy Rules
This article looks at how Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system (“CBPR”) matches up against General Data Protection […]
Global consent tools could hit targeted advertising and personalised services to the detriment of consumers
Consumers could miss out on services or offers they would be interested in if proposed reforms to EU e-Privacy rules […]
Youâre thinking about adopting a strategy of paper compliance? Think again
As the deadline to comply with the requirements of the EUâs General Data Protection Regulation fast approaches, there are a […]
As landscape changes, law firm offers ‘CPO on Demand’
If the amount of information privacy pros are consuming via IAPP.org on the General Data Protection Regulation is any indication, […]
Publishers call for rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws
An alliance of news publishers has called on European regulators to rethink proposed changes to online privacy laws, arguing that […]
What does it mean to ask for an “explainable” algorithm?
One of the standard critiques of using algorithms for decision-making about people, and especially for consequential decisions about access to […]