French businesses warned over blockchain and GDPR
Businesses can use blockchain technologies but must be mindful of the difficulties doing so could present to their compliance with […]
GDPR
CNIL releases ‘DPO logo’ for at-a-glance recognition
In order to acknowledge the quality of the DPO designated by a data controller, the CNIL has recently released a […]
Germany has little progress in implementation of GDPR
Four months have passed since implementation deadline for the EU’s basic regulation on data protection. Only one quarter of companies […]
What does “identity” look like in a GDPR world?
Identity, quite literally, defines who we are. Previously confined to a single piece of paper, then a larger computer database, […]
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 […]
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In a massive breach more than 50 million Facebook accounts has been compromised using a series of unpublished vulnerabilities to […]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 […]