Irish privacy watchdog to investigate Facebook data breach
Ireland’s data protection authority is expected to launch a formal investigation into the Facebook data breach affecting 90 million people […]
GDPR
CNIL Publishes Initial Assessment on Blockchain and GDPR
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU […]
The Facebook hack could be Europe’s first big online privacy battle
In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]
Tech giants call for national data regulations that subvert California’s GDPR-style laws
US Tech giants have said they would back a nation data regulation provided that it came into force before California’s […]
It’s a Post-GDPR World: (Device) IDs Will Be Checked at the Digital Door
Smart TVs and streaming digital media players such as Roku and Chromecast have their own unique device IDs that fulfill […]
Belgium finalizes GDPR implementation: A practitioner’s view
Sept. 5, 2018, Belgium published the law implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s substantive aspects in Belgium. In particular […]
Are our smartphones cheating GDPR?
Consumer champion, Which? has revealed that the smart devices we use on a daily basis could be employing underhand measures […]
Data privacy complaints skyrocket in France in GDPR era
France’s CNIL data protection agency has revealed a marked increase in the numbers of data privacy complaints being made on […]
French DPA Publishes Initial Assessment of GDPR Implementation
On September 25, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published the first results of its factual assessment of […]
The impact of GDPR on backup and archive storage
GDPR is still dominating conversations, and although we have moved beyond what GDPR is and to how to be compliant, […]
Can Europe’s GDPR Save the Internet?
In an world increasingly driven by the ability of private companies and governments to collect vast amounts of personal data […]
Argentina publishes GDPR-style data protection bill
Argentina Argentina is on its way to modernise its data protection law. The President sent the data protection bill to […]