May 2018 deadline for EU ePrivacy Regulation may be unrealistic
Member States are still preparing their national positions on EU Commission’s proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation. However, the EU Council’s […]
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EDPS publishes necessity toolkit
In April European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published necessity toolkit. The toolkit is designed to help policymakers identify the impact […]
Member states want looser data rules in draft ePrivacy bill
EU member states are divided over a proposal to change privacy rules for telecoms operators, with some countries calling for […]
What will the next Irish Data Protection Act say?
The General Data Protection Regulation is an EU Regulation, which means that it has direct effect inside (and indeed outside) the […]
Why artificial intelligences should have to explain their actions
The emerging “right to an explanation” movement is focused on providing consumers with personalized, easy to understand algorithmic transparency. Source: […]
UK plans real-time surveillance of internet users
The “live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper prepared by the […]
Russia’s Personal Data Localization Law: Expanding Enforcement
There was lot of confusion and concern about Russia’s personal data localization law that went into effect on September 1, 2015. […]
Latest papers on privacy and data protection – May
Kaleidoscope on the Internet of Toys Report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) on?safety, security, privacy and societal questions emerging?from […]
Recent ICO guidances and feedback requests on GDPR
Recently UK Information Commissioner Office published several GDPR guidances and requests for public feedback.
New European Union Financial Rules to Give U.S. Consumers Protection as Well
Thanks to new set of regulations in the European Union, customers of U.S. financial institutions – banks, credit-card companies and insurance […]
Germany: DPAs try and find “common and practical approach” with Standard Data Protection Model
The German Federal and State Commissioners (‘the Commissioners’) released, on 14 April 2017, a Standard Data Protection Model (‘SDP Model’), […]
CNIL launches GDPR consultation
The CNIL launched a public online consultation on three topics – consent, profiling and data breach notification – regarding the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).