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 […]
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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 […]
A Regulatory Tsunami Is Coming: Are You Prepared?
Compliance will be an increasingly challenging business issue in 2019. Consider the ‘Office of Compliance’ that Xerox already has to […]
Look Past GDPR Into Data Privacy Rules of US
While all 50 states have breach notification laws in place where you must be notified if your data is stolen […]
EDPB clarifies the interaction between the GDPR and ePrivacy Directive
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for their eighth plenary session on 12 and 13 March 2019. On the […]
Privacy essential to innovation and prosperity
Privacy, innovation and prosperity go hand-in-hand. However, the underlying foundation of them all is freedom. But let us begin by exploring […]
New US facial recognition bill would require consent before sharing data
A new bill introduced in the Senate today would prohibit commercial companies using facial recognition technology from collecting or sharing […]
Cybersecurity certification schemes backed by MEPs
Businesses could in future be forced to ensure their products, services or processes meet specified cybersecurity standards under proposed new […]
EU protects whistleblowers with new directive
EU negotiators have approved a directive protecting whistleblowers who report issues such as fraud and tax evasion by authorities or […]
European Parliament Approves EU Cybersecurity Act
Following a political agreement at the end of 2018, earlier this week the European Parliament approved a new cybersecurity regulation […]
Legislation to improve cybersecurity of IoT devices introduced in Senate, House
Bipartisan legislation to improve the cybersecurity of Internet-connected devices will be introduced today in the Senate and the House of […]
California Sets Forth Further Legislation Imposing New Obligations on Companies
Over the past few weeks, California Republican lawmakers have introduced a new package of legislation called “Your Data, Your Way,” […]