How To Transmit GDPR Consent In Programmatic
The IAB Tech Lab is tackling the thorny problem of transmitting consent under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. […]
Legislation
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, […]
EU regulators provide guidance for digital ‘on-boarding’ by financial firms
Financial firms should consider requiring customers to provide proof of identity from documentation containing “high security features or biometric data”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Commission lobbies for police access to website owners list
The European Commission has suggested that law enforcement authorities could soon have restricted access to the WHOIS database that identifies […]
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 […]