The Cambridge Analytica exposé shows the UK needs better data protection
The Observer’s remarkable exposé of Cambridge Analytica must now bring down the curtain on the permissive environment for online electoral […]
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Final guidelines on breach notification under GDPR
I’ve been engaged with data breach notification for many years and from many perspectives. I wrote what was probably the […]
Portugal: Data retention sent to the Constitutional Court
A new chapter is expected to soon be written in the long battle between lawmakers and the Constitutional Court in […]
Data breach and the GDPR
Security incidents are common. Perhaps someone leaves a secure door unlocked or a sensitive paper file exposed on their desk. […]
AEPD guidelines on risk assessments and data protection impact assessments
To facilitate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, or AEPD, has published data protection […]
We can’t allow big tech companies thwart the ‘right to remember’
The European Union recently adopted laws embodying a proposed “right to be forgotten,” to protect individuals from eternal memorialization of […]
Why Blockchain Technology Is the Answer for Big Data Regulation
With the upcoming EU regulations on big data in the form of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the […]
GDPR Compliance Requires Looking at the Big Customer Data Picture
Imagine the impact an organization would feel if it was legally obligated to fulfill 200 complex and comprehensive data requests […]
Most lawyers don’t understand cryptography. So why do they dominate tech policy debates?
On Wednesday, the Trump administration appointed the renowned computer science professor Ed Felten to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight […]
Companies rushing to hire data protection officers pre-GDPR
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) set to go into effect at the end of May, companies are hiring […]
IAB’s proposed framework for GDPR criticized
A second publisher-side advocate has come out against the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)’s proposed consent framework. Jason Kint is the […]
Why the GDPR Is Actually a Good Thing for Brands
In less than four months, the European Union data regulator will begin enforcing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]