ePrivacy Regulation Proposal and GDPR
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has published an Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic […]
Legislation
Italian DPA issues its guidelines on the GDPR
The European privacy regulation (GDPR) can now rely on detailed guidelines from Italian data protection authority on how to comply […]
May 2018 deadline for EU ePrivacy Regulation may be unrealistic
Member States are still preparing their national positions on EU Commission’s proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation. However, the EU Council’s […]
Member states want looser data rules in draft ePrivacy bill
EU member states are divided over a proposal to change privacy rules for telecoms operators, with some countries calling for […]
What will the next Irish Data Protection Act say?
The General Data Protection Regulation is an EU Regulation, which means that it has direct effect inside (and indeed outside) the […]
New ePrivacy Rules will Transform Consent — But How?
Some time ago the European Commission published draft of so called ePrivacy Regulation. They acknowledged that cookie consent requirements required […]
Encryption May Lower Fines Under New EU Privacy Regime
Companies can lower the risk of massive fines under the new European Union privacy regime by embracing encryption of personal […]
UK plans real-time surveillance of internet users
The “live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper prepared by the […]
Russia’s Personal Data Localization Law: Expanding Enforcement
There was lot of confusion and concern about Russia’s personal data localization law that went into effect on September 1, 2015. […]
Integrating transparency into your day-to-day operations to be GDPR ready
New EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires controllers to provide much more information to data subject that existing EU […]
Article 29 Working Party ‘welcomes’ proposed ePrivacy Regulation
The Article 29 Working Party has issued its opinion on the proposed ePrivacy Regulation, saying “it welcomes the proposal” and […]
Outsourcing your organization’s DPO duties? Consider this.
This article explains what exactly is role of data protection officer (DPO) and what to take into consideration when outsourcing […]