GDPR one year on – what have we learned?
The one year anniversary since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect is fast approaching (25 […]
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The State of Play in European Data Protection Law
On May 1, 2019, WSGR convened a panel of regulators and experts to discuss recent developments in European data protection […]
The future of the ePrivacy Regulation and the impact of Brexit on its application in UK
The European Parliament set out its position on the Regulation in October 2017. However, the Council of the EU, which […]
Irish data regulator looking into Facebook password gaffe
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DCP) has confirmed it’s looking into the hundreds of millions of passwords that Facebook stored without […]
EDPB’s Position on Clinical Trials Creates Friction with Other EU Legislation
Clinical trials in the EU include the collection of sensitive health data from patients. Trial sponsors are obliged to reconcile […]
Dutch DPA Issues Guidelines on Privacy Policies Following Investigation
On April 17, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (the “Dutch DPA”) issued six recommendations (in Dutch) […]
EU GDPR in five years: Ten bold predictions
Though obviously no-one can predict the future, it is great fun thinking of what will have happened to privacy regulation […]
Pilot promised for new EU ethical guidelines for AI
Businesses in Europe exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will be given a chance this summer to pilot the […]
EU pushes to link tracking databases
Lawmakers are set to approve plans for an enormous new database that will collect biometric data on almost all non-EU […]
EU to check for GDPR violations in Microsoft’s contracts with EU institutions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Union’s data protection watchdog, has started an investigation into Microsoft’s contracts with […]
European Commission Releases Study on GDPR Data Protection Certification Mechanisms
European Commission has published a final report “Data Protection Certification Mechanisms: Study on Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation […]
European Commission Releases Final Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
On April 8, 2019, the European Commission High-Level Expert Group (the “HLEG”) on Artificial Intelligence released the final version of […]