EU moves to remove barriers to data flows in trade deals
The European Union will seek to break down barriers to the flow of data between businesses in future trade deals, […]
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Singapore finalises new Cybersecurity Act
The Cybersecurity Act will apply to organisations that are designated as operating ‘critical information infrastructure’ (CII) in Singapore. Organisations in […]
French Draft Data Protection Law One Step Closer to a Final Version
On 9 February 2018, the French National Assembly adopted at first reading the new draft data protection law implementing the […]
WP29 Presidency 2014 – 2018: Track Record
Over the 4 years, the Working Party was involved in key events and actions such as the CJEU’s Google Spain […]
UK’s FCA and DPA publish joint update on GDPR
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) have today published an update on the EU General […]
GDPR applicability to processors
The applicability rules of the GDPR now also include processors. The reason for this inclusion is that the GDPR provides […]
Swedish DPA criticizes proposed data retention reform
The Swedish data protection authority (‘Datainspektionen’) published, on 31 January 2018, its opinion on the Ministry of Justice’s report on […]
Ireland publishes Data Protection Bill
The Government published, on 30 January 2018, the Data Protection Bill 2018 (‘the Bill’) to give further effect to the […]
The GDPR: Your best friend (but you know that)
For those on the margins of the privacy community, there is a narrative that repeats about the EU General Data […]
Many UK’s Data Protection Bill exemptions are expanded, unexplained and some permit unlawful processing
The political kerfuffle over the Government’s Brexit machinations makes it timely to point out that the European Commission’s negotiating document […]
Europe’s new data protection rules export privacy standards worldwide
Europe wants to conquer the world all over again. Only this time, its killer app isn’t steel or gunpowder. It’s an […]
GDPR: Will It Transform U.S. Corporate Titans?
If you follow the breathless coverage of the recent stock market swings, you might imagine that CEOs are glued to […]