Delaying surveillance reform could undermine the economy
As general counsel of Twilio, a mid-size cloud computing company, I follow Washington closely. You may be surprised to know […]
Legislation
Can you appoint in-house legal counsel as a DPO? – Guidance from Germany
Under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will start to apply on 25 May 2018, many companies will […]
UK is a 3rd country for data transfers from 30 March 2019
In a notice issued yesterday, the EU Commission makes clear that ‘in view of the considerable uncertainties, in particular concerning […]
Defining privacy in text messages - a step forward and maybe a step back
When the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982, the first text message was still a decade […]
UK’s Data protection bill amended to protect security researchers
The government is to amend the data protection bill to protect security researchers who work to uncover abuses of personal […]
New Year resolution: “I will collect details of transfers from the European Union into the UK and vice-versa”
Mrs May, at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the Xmas recess, said in response to a question from a […]
Tanzania: Personal Data Protection Law On Horizon
The government is in the process of drafting a personal data protection law that it says wasn’t intended to curb […]
Hacked and hacked off: without change this new data law will fail victims
The data protection bill must be amended so independent organisations acting in the public interest can help consumers to get […]
2018 global legislative predictions in privacy
Taking a look at the activities of 2017, it’s clear that the coming year will see lots of movement on […]
Video notices for GDPR compliance
Video notices provide a clear and interactive way to keep your clients up to date and could help you comply […]
Coalition calls for federal data protection standard in US
ABA Banking Journal, the American Bankers Association’s flagship magazine, provides insights on critical business and policy challenges and trends to […]
Data Protection Law in Qatar
At the end of 2016, the legislative framework for data protection in Qatar was overhauled by Law No. 13 of […]