The case of the unsolicited email
Privacy and data protection issues do not present themselves in any particular order, so when starting out as a data […]
Legislation
WP29 releases extensive employee-privacy guidance
In further production from the group’s June plenary session , the EU’s Article 29 Working Party, the collection of data […]
The great unsolved data protection challenges of our time (at least for now)
Far from the heady statements made at the time that the draft GDPR was first proposed, that we would soon […]
Rhode Island highway surveillance bill raises privacy concerns
Rhode Island Senate debtes a bill that calls for the installation of a system on area highways that would scan license […]
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 […]
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 […]