What U.S. multinational employers must do to prepare for the impending GDPR
Because the GDPR was drafted with the primary intention of protecting consumers who participate in the “digital economy,” determining how […]
Legislation
EU Publishes Measures to Strengthen EU Cybersecurity Structures and Capabilities
On September 13, 2017, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy […]
CIPL Issues Comments on the Proposal for an EU ePrivacy Regulation
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) issued a white paper on the Proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation. The White […]
Data protection is not just a matter of law
Updating the 1998 UK Data Protection Act is necessary because in May 2018 a sweeping new EU general directive on […]
The Why, What, How, Where, When and Whom of GDPR
Unless you have just arrived from a round trip to Mars, you couldn’t have not heard of the new EU […]
Behavioral advertising industry slams ePrivacy plans
In scenes reminiscent of the last days of GDPR drafting, lobbyists from the advertising industry queued up to give European […]
UK businesses should honour pre-Brexit data protection rights of foreign citizens
UK businesses should continue to honour the data protection rights of customers and staff based in the EU and elsewhere […]
Common GDPR myths, debunked
A flurry of “GDPR experts” have surfaced over the last year to help businesses navigate the forthcoming European data privacy […]
Chief privacy officers may not be eligible to serve as data protection officers
People who currently serve as chief privacy officers for businesses operating in the EU may not necessarily be able to […]
Update on the EU ePrivacy Regulation Proposal Discussions
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation (Proposal) relating to privacy rules for the […]
Companies lagging on GDPR’s controller accommodation requirement
n less than a year’s time, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will succeed the EU’s Data Protection Directive. But […]
The legal risks for the DPO
As the titular head of the data protection and privacy program, the DPO may be interpreted as the final decision […]