Czech Republic adopts new Data Protection law
The Czech Republic adopted, on 12 March 2019, legislation that brings the GDPR’s provisions into national law. The new Act […]
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Zuckerberg says governments need to do more to support data privacy
Mark Zuckerberg has responded to privacy pressures by asking regulators and governments to do more to help control content that […]
The state Senate version of the Washington Privacy Act: A summary
Washington is increasingly looking like it will become the second state in the U.S. to pass a comprehensive privacy statute, […]
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 […]
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) […]