UK citizens to get more rights over personal data under new laws
New legislation will give people right to force online traders and social media to delete personal data and will comply […]
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New VPN Ban in Russia Latest Step in Increasing Cyber Risk for US Companies
Recent Russian cyber actions such as the restrictive use of VPN technology may make it more difficult for companies to […]
Russia’s Telecom supervisors publishes privacy policy recommendations for data operators
On 31 July 2017 Russia’s Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (‘Roskomnadzor’) published, recommendations […]
Senators Introduce IoT Cybersecurity Bill
On August 1, 2017, Senators unveiled a bipartisan bill to mandate baseline cybersecurity requirements for internet connected devices purchased by […]
New Austrian Data Protection Act implementing GDPR passed the Austrian Parliament
The first draft of the new Austrian Data Protection Act, which had been long awaited in view of the already […]
New UK Data Protection Bill to be published next month
Proposed new UK data protection laws are set to be outlined by the government in September, according to media reports. […]
UK House of Lords Recommends Pursuit of EU Adequacy Decision
On July 18, 2017, the European Union Committee of the UK’s House of Lords published its paper, Brexit: the EU […]
Polish industry groups raise concerns with ePrivacy reform
Eight Polish organisations addressed two Polish ministries and Polish members of the European Parliament with their concerns about the draft […]
European Commission calls for free flow of data after Brexit
EC digital leader says EU must avoid “data nationalisation” after the UK leaves – but also warns EU states. Source: […]
Why a Data Privacy Officer isn’t the solution for GDPR
Applying a customer identity and access management platform to your organisation could better prepare your business for GDPR. Source: Why […]
Ireland to set ‘digital age of consent’ at 13
Ireland is required to harmonise its laws with a European directive on data protection. Source: Cabinet agrees to set ‘digital […]
Nevada Enacts Website Privacy Notice Law
Recently, Nevada enacted an online privacy policy law which will require operators of websites and online services to post a […]