Could Brexit derail ePrivacy?
I know you’re thinking: “What does Brexit have to do with ePrivacy?” Well, let me lay out a little scenario […]
Legislation
UK Court of Appeal Rules DRIPA Inconsistent with EU Law
On January 30, 2018, the UK Court of Appeal ruled that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (“DRIPA”) was […]
Almost a quarter of London businesses unaware of GDPR
Nearly one in four London businesses unaware of new data protection regulation, a survey has revealed, with just months before […]
Commission releases extensive GDPR guidance
The European Commission has released a new web site with extensive guidance on GDPR implementation for just about every stakeholder: […]
UK finalises plans to implement new cybersecurity laws
Organisations that breach new UK cybersecurity laws could be fined more than once by different regulators in relation to the […]
The Privacy Officer’s Handbook
A FREE introductory guide to the Privacy Officer’s role, and what should be included in a privacy management program. It […]
New DSAR tool for GDPR compliance
According to the IAPP-EY Annual Privacy Governance Report 2017, DSARs were among the top three most difficult GDPR obligations for […]
New U.S. defense bill targets drones, raises potential privacy and security concerns
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2018 (NDAA), signed into law in December 2017, did not only authorize United States […]
The Looming Battle over the GDPR and the Purpose of Whois in ICANN
ICANN Corp seems to have finally taken the tension between Whois and privacy rights seriously, thanks to the impending General […]
Facebook to hand privacy controls to users ahead of EU law
Facebook will make it easier for its more than 2 billion users to manage their own data in response to […]
GDPR Conundrums: The GDPR applicability regime – Controllers
The scope provisions of the national GDPR implementation laws wildly differ and will lead to unacceptable accumulation and incompatibility of […]
Why the Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s Proposed Right to be Forgotten Creates More Problems Than it Solves
The right to be forgotten, which opens the door to public requests for the removal of search results that are […]