EU

May 31, 2018

Data Class Actions: The Era of Mass Data Litigation

Class actions are commonplace in the United States but relatively rare in Europe. The European Union wants to change that, […]

May 30, 2018

GDPR introduces the concept of a “right of erasure” i.e. a ‘right to be forgotten’. Although the concept currently exists […]

May 29, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May 2018. In light of the urgency to adapt […]

May 28, 2018

There is a lot of misinformation out there surrounding this topic and it can be easy to just ignore the […]

May 28, 2018

The tech industry is fighting a pending measure that’s even stricter than the recently enacted GDPR. It’s called the ePrivacy […]

May 27, 2018

The move by several major news organizations illustrated that some companies would prefer to lose European readers than to risk […]

May 26, 2018

The Chair of the European Data Protection Board, (EDPB), Ms Andrea Jelinek, Head of Austria’s Data Protection Authority, said that […]

May 26, 2018

One the first day of GDPR noyb.eu has filed four complaints against Google (Android), Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over “forced […]

May 25, 2018

Users have been forced into agreeing new terms of service, says EU consumer rights body Facebook and Google have become […]

May 24, 2018

The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. For many […]

May 23, 2018

UK negotiators in Brussels have warned of significant economic and security dangers for Europe should the EU not grant a […]

May 22, 2018

How can in-house counsel (or outside counsel) effectively implement GDPR requirements? Follow this advice. Read the article: Don’t Get SaaS’d: […]