New Guidance on GDPR Data Processing Contracts Published by the UK ICO
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently published guidance on contracts between controllers and processors. This new guidance provides a […]
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GDPR mayhem: Programmatic ad buying plummets in Europe
Since the early hours of May 25, ad exchanges have seen European ad demand volumes plummet between 25 and 40 […]
ICO advises companies on how to prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit
The ICO recommends steps that companies could take now to start preparing for data protection compliance if the UK leaves […]
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 vs. CCPA
The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (‘GDPR’) and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (‘CCPA’) both aim […]
GDPR territorial guide has ‘sting in tail’ for US companies
Guidance published by an EU data protection watchdog on the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is […]
DP Impact Assessments: EDPB Differs Slightly from ICO Position
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently published its Opinion on the (United Kingdom) Information Commissioner’s list of processing […]
Brexit and data protection – what’s new now?
EU leaders have signed off the withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU, as well as the political declaration […]
New EDPB Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR
On 26 November 2018, the WP29’s successor, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published, Guidelines on the territorial scope of […]
Uber fined more than $1 million by U.K. and Dutch authorities
Uber was fined a combined $1.17 million by British and Dutch authorities Tuesday for a 2016 data breach that exposed […]
Google accused of GDPR privacy violations by seven countries
Consumer groups across seven European countries have filed GDPR complaints against Google’s location tracking (via Reuters). The European Consumer Organisation […]
EDPS calls for closer alignment between consumer and data protection rules in the EU
Consumer law and data protection can no longer afford to work in silos. The EU needs a big-picture approach to addressing systemic […]