Legal boffins poke holes in EU lawmaker’s ePrivacy proposals
The report (PDF), written by five experts from the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam, says that […]
Legislation
Business which treat GDPR as a burden will get left behind
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a welcome first step in creating an environment fit for the digital age. Due […]
Russian Parliament Bans Use of Proxy Internet Services, VPNs
Russia’s State Duma on Friday unanimously passed a bill that would oblige Internet providers to block websites that offer VPN […]
Privacy Shield: “Deficiencies still remain and must be resolved”
Civil Liberties Committee Chair Claude Moraes during visit in US stressed that “Deficiencies still remain which need to be urgently […]
Spain creates DPO certification scheme
20 July 2017 The Spanish data protection authority announced, on 13 July 2017, that it had instituted a data protection […]
LIBE submits more than 800 amendments to ePrivacy Regulation
Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee have submitted more than 800 amendments to the ePrivacy Regulation. Source: LIBE […]
Proposals to make free movement of data a principle of EU law expected this autumn
The free movement of non-personal data is to be enshrined in EU law, the commissioner for the digital single market […]
UK government urged to avoid data transfers ‘cliff edge’ at point of Brexit
The UK government has been urged to take steps to avoid a potential “cliff edge” ending to transfers of personal […]
U.S. Customs Says It Cannot Search Cloud Data at the Border
The letter by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) acting commissioner Kevin McAleenan written in response to a set of […]
Norway prepares for GDPR with draft for new Personal Data Act
By Jan Sandtrø , Partner, Norway Last week the new Personal Data Act for implementing the GDPR in Norway was […]
How Europe’s GDPR will affect Australian organisations
Failure to comply with the data protection regulations could result in a €20 million fine, and Australian organisations with links […]
EU Parliament’s Civil Liberties MEPs back deal for registration of non-EU nationals
Plans to speed up and strengthen border checks at the EU’s borders for non-EU travellers received a green light from […]