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 […]
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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 […]
How should we regulate facial recognition?
Facial recognition is everywhere — airports, police stations, and built into the largest cloud platforms in the world — but […]
Microsoft calls for principle-based international agreements to govern law enforcement access to data
While governments engage with their citizens and with each other to address the challenges we face in our digital age, […]
Stronger data protection rules for EU institutions and agencies
MEPs approved new tightened data protection rules for EU institutions, bodies and agencies on Thursday. The new rules ensure a strong […]