EU court advised to limit scope of ‘right to be forgotten’
Search engines should not be forced to alter their search results for users outside of the EU when complying with […]
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GDPR May Add Up To $8.8B Marriott’s Data Breach Expenses
Marriott data breach is under investigation in several countries, where the hotel and resorts giant has a presence. In the […]
The UK will have to renegotiate data protection relationships with EEA countries
UK government says that at the end of the transitional period, the EEA agreement will no longer be applicable and […]
Finnish Data Protection Act enters into force after being “significantly delayed”
The Data Protection Act (1050/2018) entered into force, on 1 January 2019, following the Parliament of Finland’s approval on 13 […]
ICO updates data protection impact assessment guide
The revised guidance, published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), contains changes in response to recommendations issued by an EU-wide […]
Government issues draft data protection legislation to deal with Brexit
The draft legislation, The data protection, privacy and electronic communications (amendments etc) (EU exit) regulations 2019, have been prepared to ensure […]
EU e-Privacy reforms hit stalemate
EU countries cannot agree on the wording of the planned new e-Privacy Regulation, causing the proposed reforms to be watered […]
GDPR’s impact was too soft in 2018, but next year will be different
One of the defining moments for tech in 2018 was on May 25, when the EU implemented its General Data […]
Agreement on Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an agreement earlier this month regarding […]
New FPF Study Documents More Than 150 European Companies Participating in the EU-US Data Transfer Mechanism
Week ago the European Commission published its second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, finding that “the U.S. continues […]
US told to appoint a damn Privacy Shield ombudsperson already or EU will take action
The European Commission’s second annual review of the Privacy Shield agreement made similar noises to last year’s, concluding the deal […]
Brexit: EU reveals no-deal plans
The European Commission says it has started to implement its preparations for a no-deal Brexit – in case the UK […]