How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?
In the run up to the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, there were various dystopian predictions […]
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GDPR Has Uneven Ad Tracking Impact
Smaller ad trackers lost somewhere between 18% and 31% of their reach, according to new research. Facebook had a decline […]
GDPR: companies should look beyond passwords, says ICO
Online service providers should consider alternatives to passwords to keep their systems secure and meet their obligations under data protection […]
GDPR in Numbers
The numbers show that the GDPR – with only five months since its entry into effect – is not merely […]
Dangerous loophole to the GDPR in the ePrivacy proposal
Is tracking an essential element of every internet service financed by ads? By allowing service providers to install advertising cookies […]
The road to GDPR certifications won’t be a short one
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has been in effect for five months, and yet there has not been much […]
Privacy is now the CEO’s business
Until very recently, individuals appeared happy to offer unfettered access to their personal information in return for free services such […]
Sensitive personal data in HR functions: climbing the ladder of legal bases
The GDPR’s entry into force has forced HR teams across the US and EU to re-evaluate the ways in which […]
Ukraine adopts GDPR harmonisation Draft Law
The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights (‘the Commissioner’) issued, on 23 October 2018, a draft law (‘the Draft Law’), […]
Processing data in a post-Brexit world
The physical movement of goods and people across EU borders post-March 2019 is quite rightfully attracting much attention. Whilst these […]
GDPR: the ‘controller v processor’ debate in financial services
Lessons can be learned in the financial services sector from the rush to update contracts to account for the General […]
British Airways: data breach waters muddied
A recent statement issued by British Airways calls into question whether the data breach reported by the company last month […]