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 […]
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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 […]
Portuguese hospital receives 400,000 € fine for GDPR infringement
On July 17, 2018, the Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for infringement […]
What’s subject to a DPIA under the GDPR?
Under the European Data Protection Regulation, data protection impact assessments are required when data processing is “likely to result in […]
French DPA publishes updates on GDPR
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been actively providing lots of guidance to companies, both before and after the […]
French DPA publishes updates on GDPR
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been actively providing lots of guidance to companies, both before and after the […]
GDPR Spurring Legal Reforms in South America With New Legislation in Brazil
The impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) extends far beyond an organization’s European operations. On Aug. 14, 2018, […]
US Firms Have Begun Addressing GDPR Shortcomings
A survey of 145 US corporate directors of public company boards conducted by BDO USA during August 2018 has revealed that […]
GDPR case work swamps Denmark’s data protection agency
The landmark introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May has triggered a resource and budgetary headache at […]