The WhatsApp wake-up call for companies doing business in the EU
A recent Dutch court case has reinforced the obligation under existing EU data protection law for companies not established in […]
Legislation
Big Changes May Be Coming to Argentina’s Data Protection Laws
Two important changes are underway if you do business in Argentina. In 2003, Argentina was the first Latin American country […]
Keeping Pace With Tech Is A Challenge For Regulators
Regulators will always be playing catch-up with technology. By the time regulators do act to protect consumers, it’s generally more […]
Can we really trust GDPR products, services and “experts?”
Everyone’s an “expert” these days and all products solve the problem of GDPR, or at least that’s what we’re being […]
EU seeks to outlaw ‘backdoors’ in new data privacy proposals
Draft report from European parliament clashes with UK government calls to allow access to encrypted communications from WhatsApp and others. […]
How to gear up for GDPR and create a data privacy culture
HR can play a crucial role in ensuring everyone in the organisation contributes to a data privacy-friendly culture, says Sarah […]
Some free tech support for GDPR Article 30 (and beyond)
While there are some exceptions for small companies doing infrequent collections, if you’re collecting personal information from European citizens, the […]
Germany aims to store all users’ browsing data. But court says it’s breaking EU law
A law due to come into force in days in Germany on storing internet usage data breaks EU regulations, a […]
New EU ePrivacy Regulation: European Parliament Committee Publishes Draft Report
The EU Parliament Committee in charge of reviewing the EU Commission’s Proposal for an e-Privacy Regulation (Proposal) recently released a […]
WP29 on financial data transfers, guidance schedule
The Article 29 Working Party, the collected data protection authorities in the EU, released more information today regarding work completed […]
Under the GDPR, subject-access requests will change for controllers
Under the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation, data subjects have a right to access their personal data held by a […]
The Italian Data Protection Authority restricts the monitoring of employees’ internet and email use
The Italian Data Protection Authority (“IDPA”) issued its first decision interpreting the amended Section 4 of the “Workers’ Bill of […]