EU GDPR in five years: Ten bold predictions
Though obviously no-one can predict the future, it is great fun thinking of what will have happened to privacy regulation […]
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GDPR Preparedness by Numbers
Crownpeak commissioned Forrester late last year (September) to conduct a survey where they asked 263 data and compliance professionals from […]
EDPB seeks comments on its Guidelines on the processing of personal data for online services
The European Data Protection Board welcomes comments on the Guidelines 2/2019 on on the processing of personal data under Article […]
Content Groups Warn FTC Over ‘Troubling’ Application of EU Privacy Law
The FTC is reviewing privacy regulations and has been holding a series of hearings, including one scheduled for Tuesday and […]
How Privacy Laws Are Changing To Protect Personal Information
There is growing movement to establish and even harmonize privacy laws to reduce the data governance deficit and promote the […]
French court issues decision on legality of Privacy Rules and Terms of Use under data protection and consumer law
Five years after the commencement of legal proceedings against Google by leading French consumer association UFC Que Choisir, the Paris […]
Finland Approves Act On The Secondary Use Of Social And Health Care Personal Data
The Finnish Parliament has approved the new general Act on the Secondary Use of Social Welfare and Health Care Data […]
Association of German Supervisory Authorities issues paper on broad consent for research
On April 3, 2019, the Association of German Supervisory Authorities (“Datenschutzkonferenz” or “DSK”) issued a paper on the interpretation of […]
European Commission Releases Study on GDPR Data Protection Certification Mechanisms
European Commission has published a final report “Data Protection Certification Mechanisms: Study on Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation […]
Department of Justice Releases White Paper on CLOUD Act
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice released a white paper and FAQ on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of […]
A new US bill would force companies to check their algorithms for bias
US lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require large companies to audit machine learning-powered systems — like facial recognition […]
Senators say US needs its own GDPR
An investigation into the Equifax data breach has condemned the company’s poor security standards and urged politicians in the States […]