Finland parliament weakens constitutional privacy right to pass security law
Finland’s parliament voted on Wednesday to add new exceptions to a clause in the constitution that guarantees the right to […]
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What does “identity” look like in a GDPR world?
Identity, quite literally, defines who we are. Previously confined to a single piece of paper, then a larger computer database, […]
What is the future of ePrivacy regulation?
ePrivacy’s advancement has been slower than initially promised by policymakers. Member state delegations had raised questions involving the scope of ePrivacy […]
Google and Facebook join rights groups to fight Australia’s encryption bill
Google and Facebook have joined civil and digital rights groups in an unusual alliance aimed at defeating Australia’s planned encryption […]
Tech giants call for national data regulations that subvert California’s GDPR-style laws
US Tech giants have said they would back a nation data regulation provided that it came into force before California’s […]
Justice Department Sues to Stop California Net Neutrality Law
U.S. Justice Department on Sunday sued California to stop the state’s new law that would guarantee full and equal access […]
Belgium finalizes GDPR implementation: A practitioner’s view
Sept. 5, 2018, Belgium published the law implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s substantive aspects in Belgium. In particular […]
Silicon Valley finally pushes for data privacy laws at Senate hearing
Amazon, Apple, Google, and others endorsed federal data privacy laws Wednesday, but experts argue consumer voices were lacking It seems […]
California introduces new data security requirements for manufacturers of connected devices
Effective January 1, 2020, according to a new Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.91.04(a), manufacturers of connected devices offered for sale […]
More details on US privacy framework reveal
Movement toward a U.S. privacy framework is gaining steam this week as lobbying efforts in Washington intensify ahead of the […]
The impact of GDPR on backup and archive storage
GDPR is still dominating conversations, and although we have moved beyond what GDPR is and to how to be compliant, […]
Argentina publishes GDPR-style data protection bill
Argentina Argentina is on its way to modernise its data protection law. The President sent the data protection bill to […]