D.P.O. guidance: clear as M.U.D?
The newly codified position of data protection officer (” DPO “) is creating sleepless nights for many of our clients. […]
Legislation
EU ePrivacy Regulation Proposal Falls Short of Parliament’s Expectations
The European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs commissioned a study to assess the European Commission’s draft […]
EU Commission Issues Questionnaire in Preparation for Annual Review of Privacy Shield
On June 2, 2017, European Commission has sent questionnaires to trade associations and other groups to prepare for the first annual […]
Preparing for the GDPR: A first look at the Irish Data Protection Bill
Last month, the Irish government published the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017 (the “Scheme”). This Scheme provides […]
CIPL Submits Comments to the Working Party’s Proposed GDPR DPIA Guidelines
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) at Hunton & Williams recently submitted formal comments to the Article 29 Working […]
Italian DPA’s adopts useful decision on legitimate interests
1 June 2017 The Italian data protection authority (‘Garante’) announced, on 25 May 2017, in its monthly newsletter, that it […]
GDPR Matchup: The APEC Privacy Framework and Cross-Border Privacy Rules
This article looks at how Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system (“CBPR”) matches up against General Data Protection […]
Publishers call for rethink of proposed changes to online privacy laws
An alliance of news publishers has called on European regulators to rethink proposed changes to online privacy laws, arguing that […]
Privacy Shield First Annual Joint Review to Take Place in September 2017
EU Commissioner for Justice, Věra Jourová, in her speech on March 31, announced that the joint review of EU-U.S. Privacy […]
Why Cross-Border Government Requests for Data Will Keep Becoming More Important
As explained in this post, technological developments are driving fundamental changes in the importance of cross-border government requests for data. […]
Google and Facebook lobbyists try to stop new online privacy protections
Lobbyists for Google, Facebook, and other websites are trying to stop the implementation of a proposed law in the US that […]
Bavarian DPA Tests GDPR Implementation of 150 Companies
On May 24, 2017, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) published a questionnaire to help companies assess their level of […]