Facebook Will No Longer Oppose A Consumer Privacy Measure in California
The tech company spent $200,000 to oppose the measure, but reversed course on Wednesday following CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony […]
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Australian bill to create back door into encrypted apps in ‘advanced stages’
The Australian government is pushing ahead with controversial legislation it says will create “back doors” into encrypted communication services – […]
Why ISO 27001 is integral to data protection compliance
With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)’s compliance deadline looming, any organisation that processes EU residents’ data will likely […]
Data Protection Impact Assessment
Article 35 of the GDPR provides for Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA). According to Article 35(1) a DPIA is required […]
Exporting the EU Privacy Regime Through Trade Instruments?
On January 31, 2018, the European Commission endorsed horizontal clauses on cross-border data flows, data protection and privacy in trade […]
Privacy Goes Global: An Interview With Tim Harty
In the United States, we’ve been talking about privacy for at least a century. In December 1890, the Harvard Law […]
Fragmented U.S. Privacy Rules Leave Large Data Loopholes for Facebook and Others
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony will discussways to keep people’s online data private, which I’m interested in as a […]
The U.S. CLOUD Act and the EU: A Privacy Protection Race to the Bottom
Between the U.S. CLOUD Act and new European Union (EU) efforts to dismantle international rules for cross-border law enforcement investigations, […]
GDPR no excuse for not meeting AML duties
Gambling operators will be able to meet their licensing obligations on problem gambling and anti-money laundering (AML) without breaching the […]
Overlap Between the GDPR and PSD2
The EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which took effect on January 13, 2018, puts an obligation on banks to give […]
Privacy Commissioner: Facebook must comply with NZ Privacy Act
The Privacy Commissioner says Facebook has breached the Privacy Act 1993. The Commissioner’s finding comes after Facebook refused a complainant access […]
Data Mining and GDPR Compliance
Unlike most privacy regulations in the U.S., the EU defines the term “personal data” broadly—it includes “any information relating to […]