Fitness Tracking Startups Are Sweating Due to EU Privacy Regulators
Startups hoping to sell health tracking devices and software to corporate customers are worried European regulators will torpedo their business model. […]
Legislation
CNIL Updates Privacy Seals on Governance Procedures and Training Programs to Comply with GDPR
On September 20, 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) announced that it has updated two standards on privacy seals […]
How the GDPR will disrupt Google and Facebook
Google and Facebook will be unable to use the personal data they hold for advertising purposes without user permission. This […]
Regulating for Results: Strategies and Priorities for Leadership and Engagement
On September 25, 2017, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP issued a discussion paper […]
Definitions in new UK Data Protection Bill weaken protection for data subjects
Like many people, I am ploughing through the new Data Protection Bill Bill; when I have enough for a blog, […]
Looking at how our small business uses data: A GDPR perspective
I’ve been thinking about the EU General Data Protection Regulation. At our design studio, Projects by IF, we’ve talked to […]
Poland’s draft GDPR implementation law
Poland’s National Legislative Center last week published a package of draft laws that, together with the amended draft of the […]
CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Transparency and International Data Transfers under the GDPR
On September 19, 2017, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) launched an online public consultation on two topics identified by […]
Top GDPR Myths and Monsters
There seems to be a lot of confusion around GDPR that needs to be clarified. Some are innocuous others are […]
Swiss Consumer Protection Foundation criticises draft Data Protection Act
The Swiss Consumer Protection Foundation SKS has expressed its objections to the draft amendment to the Data Protection Act (DSG), […]
UK Data Protection Bill “adds extra layer of complexity” to GDPR
21 September 2017 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport published, on 14 September 2017, the Data Protection Bill […]
ICO GDPR guidance on Contracts and liabilities between controllers and processors
On 1 August we reported on the launch of the International Regulatory Strategy Group’s “Article 28 GDPR ready contractual terms” […]