Draft Withdrawal Agreement does not guarantee frictionless free flow of personal data from EU
The draft Withdrawal Agreement at Article 71(2) implies an adequacy assessment by the European Commission could happen in future (this […]
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Why so few Privacy Shield disputes?
Last month, the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce held their second annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy […]
Data Protection and the Draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement: Ten Initial Conclusions
The draft text of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement was published by the UK Government and the European Union yesterday, providing […]
UK government adopts draft Brexit withdrawal agreement
The cabinet has agreed a draft withdrawal agreement on the UK’s exit from, and future relationship with the European Union. […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #3
This weeks collection of latest privacy, data protection and cyber-security news and interesting articles. Enjoy the reading! Six month prison […]
Romania uses EU data protection law to silence journalists
An award-winning journalism outlet in Romania is being threatened with fines by the country’s data protection authorities – for having […]
Private Blockchains Could Be Compatible with EU Privacy Rules
A joint study between Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge concluded that, whilst challenging, it is […]
EU Commission Comments on NTIA’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
On November 9, 2018, the European Commission (“the Commission”) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and […]
U.S. Court Allows Video Deposition Over EU Deponent’s Privacy Objections
A U.S. court has recently ruled that an EU citizen’s privacy rights and the GDPR do not trump a U.S. […]
Data dealers accused of GDPR failings
Data law regulators in Europe have been called upon to look into a potential data breach case, with brokers, credit […]
Europe’s AI ethics chief: No rules yet, please
In a global race to dominate artificial intelligence technology, Europe needs to keep its urge to regulate under control — […]
Microsoft to comply with the data localisation requests from all countries
Microsoft is committed to complying with the law of the land when it comes to data privacy and will honour […]