Mind the overlap between GDPR and ePrivacy
Organisations need to be aware of the overlaps between European data protection and privacy rules, and which takes precedence, a […]
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New rules bring protections to personal data in EU political campaigns
On March 19, the European Union adopted new rules to “prevent misuse of personal data by European political parties.” The […]
GDPR continues to shine a light for US legislation
Washington DC is to introduce a new data privacy bill, in a further reminder of the GDPR’s power as a […]
Global recall: How the GDPR impacts product recalls
Not all potential consequences of the GDPR (and similarly situated laws) are clearly evident quite yet, but companies nonetheless will […]
After Brexit, the EU must decide if UK data protection is adequate
After Brexit the European Commission will decide whether the UK provides equivalent data protection standards to GDPR and other EU […]
European Commission urged to investigate Romanian GDPR implementation
Issue The Romanian law implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) allows national political parties to process personal data, including […]
UK Issues Regulations on Post-Brexit Data Protection Law
Two sets of regulations aimed at readying UK data protection law for a post-Brexit world have been promulgated in recent […]
Netherlands wants easier sharing of info about criminals
It has to become easier to share information about criminals, regardless of strict privacy rules, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice […]
EDPB LIBE report on the implementation of GDPR
On February 26, the EDPB Chair and Vice-Chair addressed the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) […]
White Paper on Principles for a Revised U.S. Privacy Framework
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has issued a white paper on Ten Principles for […]
e-Privacy breaches can rise GDPR fines
Businesses face higher fines if their processing of personal data is found to breach both the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Year 1 of GDPR: Over 200,000 cases reported, firms fined €56 meeelli… Oh, that’s mostly Google
European data protection agencies have issued fines totalling €56m for GDPR breaches since it was enforced last May, from more […]