German spies violated law, says watchdog
Secret report reveals that Germany’s intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), has repeatedly seriously violated law.
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Microsoft expands right-to-be-forgotten filtering for Bing in Europe
Microsoft has revealed that it is expanding the coverage of “right to be forgotten” mechanism in Europe.
Hunton & Williams publishes chapters of Legal guide to data protection
Hunton & Williams has published chapters of the third edition of the book The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2016.
EDPS issues opinion on Privacy Shield
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Giovanni Buttarelli, as as independent advisor to the EU institutions, published his Opinion on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
White paper on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
It is still uncertain when and whether at all EU-U.S. Privacy Shield will be adopted and enter into force. In […]
Free GDPR app
Free EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) app is now available for iPhone and iPad users.
Autonomous cars and data protection
Gowling WLG published whitepaper “Are you data driven?” on autonomous and connected vehicles.
EDPS annual report (2015)
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released annual report for year 2015, reviewing what has been achieved and what will be focus further.
Are Exam Scripts Personal Data?
The Irish Supreme Court recently asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to decide whether an exam script is personal data.
Privacy in cloud – findings
Two big law firms – Eversheds and Baker & Mckenzie – published their reports on cloud services.
Global Surveillance Law Comparison
Global Surveillance Law Comparison Map is a global overview of current government surveillance and data access practices in 39 countries.