‘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 […]
GDPR
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 […]
Harvey Norman example highlights GDPR breach notification time pressures
The time constraints businesses are under to disclose major personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has […]
Privacy policies of tech giants ‘still not GDPR-compliant’
Consumer group says policies of Facebook, Amazon and Google are vague and unclear Privacy policies from companies including Facebook, Google […]
Google delay on ads standard for EU privacy law creates compliance mess
Google’s delayed entry into a consortium of advertising technology companies has spoiled the members’ push to comply with a new […]
Cookie Consent Is the New Panic
Judging by the number of calls and the intensity of the discussions about how to comply with the cookie consent […]
DPAs: Full steam ahead at the European Data Protection Board
The GDPR’s cooperation and consistency mechanism will now be put to a test at the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) […]