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GDPR
Lithuania adopts new Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data
The Lithuanian Parliament finally passed the new Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data June 30. The adopted law came into […]
Civil Liberties MEPs back stronger rules for EU institutions
Civil Liberties MEPs approved the deal reached with Council on new rules to strengthen data protection in EU institutions, bodies […]
Are there risks of using public clinical trial data under GDPR?
Given that clinical trial documents contain personally identifying health information about trial participants, it is necessary to anonymize these documents. While […]
Post-GDPR, How Many Will Really Opt Out Of Personal Targeting?
If stricter opt-in dialogues brought by GDPR make mass opt-outs more likely, how might that affect the functioning of user […]
‘Legitimate interest’ may permit processing of ‘silent party data’ under PSD2
Businesses in the payment services market do not necessarily need the consent of ‘silent parties’ to process their personal data […]
EU Data Chair Weighs In Against ICANN
The head of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has come out against ICANN’s attempt to force a domain registrar […]
How to verify identity of data subjects for DSARs under the GDPR
It’s an important question because, obviously personal data need to be protected, and you need to insure confidentiality, integrity and […]
U.S. states pass data protection laws on the heels of the GDPR
Several U.S. states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of […]
Social site terms tougher than Dickens
Children may be signing up to apps with terms and conditions only university students can understand. The BBC carried out […]
AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in GDPR research project
An experimental European research project applied machine learning technology to big tech’s privacy policies — to see whether AI can […]
European Data Protection Board issues update after second plenary meeting
Newly minted European Data Protection Board provided an update after it held its second plenary meeting July 4 and 5 […]