Australia’s anti-encryption collision with GDPR sub-processing
On Dec. 6, Australia passed a surprising law with a global impact on privacy. The new law requires any Australian […]
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Companies should get ‘meaningful consent’ for user data, privacy watchdog says
New guidelines come into effect Jan. 1, give guidance for private sector companies’ use of Canadians’ personal information, but no […]
After GDPR, The New York Times cut off ad exchanges in Europe – and kept growing ad revenue
When the General Data Protection Regulation arrived last year, The New York Times didn’t take any chances. The publisher blocked […]
Apple chief calls for laws to tackle ‘shadow economy’ of data firms
Apple’s chief executive has called for regulation to tackle the “shadow economy” of data brokers – intermediaries who trade in […]
ICO consults on its proposed Freedom of Information strategy
The ICO continues to promote the reform of access to information legislation so it remains fit for purpose. Later this […]
Battle Lines Forming Ahead of a Looming U.S. Privacy Law Fight
Consumer advocates and the data-hungry technology industry are drawing early battle lines in 2019 in advance of an expected fight […]
Six months on from GDPR
Now that six months have passed since GDPR came into effect. Still, according to recent survey, some 70% of surveyed […]
Democrats aren’t buying Big Tech’s latest privacy proposal
Discussions involving data privacy have heated up in Congress, and new federal legislation now seems inevitable. A leading technology policy […]
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Latest collection of publications, articles and other useful materials about privacy, data protection and cyber security.
Finnish Data Protection Act enters into force after being “significantly delayed”
The Data Protection Act (1050/2018) entered into force, on 1 January 2019, following the Parliament of Finland’s approval on 13 […]
Government issues draft data protection legislation to deal with Brexit
The draft legislation, The data protection, privacy and electronic communications (amendments etc) (EU exit) regulations 2019, have been prepared to ensure […]
EU e-Privacy reforms hit stalemate
EU countries cannot agree on the wording of the planned new e-Privacy Regulation, causing the proposed reforms to be watered […]