Businesses race to keep data flowing under a no-deal Brexit
Brexit might mean the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union, but that does not mean […]
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EU Parliament publishes study on Blockchain and GDPR
In recent times, there has been much discussion in policy circles, academia and the private sector regarding the tension between […]
Irish Data Protection Commission looking at Instagram data scraping
The Irish Data Protection Commission, a key EU data regulator, wants to know whether EU subjects were affected by the […]
EDPS issues note on data transfers following Brexit
On 16 July 2019, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an information note on international data transfers after Brexit. […]
Changes in ePrivacy Regulation regarding electronic communications and digital marketing
On 26 July 2019, at the level of the Council, the Finnish government has issued a revised (Council) proposal for […]
India to approach the EU seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the GDPR
India will approach the European Union seeking ‘adequacy’ status with the General Data Protection Regulation once the country finalizes and […]
UK decision to deny EU citizens access to data challenged in court
The government has been taken to court over its decision to deny European citizens the right to access data the […]
European Data Protection Board Issues Opinion on U.S. CLOUD Act
On July 10, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]
First company to fail GDPR compliance shares tips
Location data company Teemo was the first to get busted for failing to comply under GDPR guidelines, but it was […]
EU working group to harmonize sanctions
Sweden is entering as one of the chairmen of the EU working group to work for harmonization of sanctions according […]
ePrivacy Regulation Slowly Moves Forward
Adoption of the ePrivacy Regulation Introduced in 2017, and originally slated to go into effect with the GDPR (on May […]
EDPB and the EDPS consider the European Commission to be a processor of patient data in the eHealth Digital Service Infrastructure
On July 12, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]