Data protection boss vows she will use new powers to fine firms up to €20m
In the interview Irish Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon reveals intention to use powers given by new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]
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Singapore, Japan, Korea among least prepared for new EU data laws
More than half of firms in Singapore, Japan, and South Korea express concerns they will not be able to meet […]
New European Union Financial Rules to Give U.S. Consumers Protection as Well
Thanks to new set of regulations in the European Union, customers of U.S. financial institutions – banks, credit-card companies and insurance […]
Preparing to Comply with the GDPR: Start Now, Plan to Invest
In May of 2018, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) will take effect throughout the European Union. GDPR will set data […]
Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on Data Protection Impact Assessments
Article 29 Working Party has published draft guidance on data protection impact assessments (DPIA). Its full text of is available on […]
Privacy watchdog: businesses that demand personal data in return for services run foul of new EU data protection laws
In his opinion on ePrivacy Regulation, European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli indicated that businesses that require consumers to provide data […]
European Commission, experts uneasy over WP29 data portability interpretation
The European Commission has written to EU privacy regulators to express concern over their interpretation of the data portability clause […]
Watchdog queries scope of rules on ‘profiling’ under the GDPR
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has identified an anomaly between the definition of profiling in the GDPR and how profiling […]
German DPA Publishes English Translation of Standard Data Protection Model
On April 13, 2017, the North Rhine-Westphalia State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information published an English translation […]
Working Party Adopts Opinion on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation
On April 4, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) adopted an Opinion on the Proposed Regulation of the […]
Germany: DPAs try and find “common and practical approach” with Standard Data Protection Model
The German Federal and State Commissioners (‘the Commissioners’) released, on 14 April 2017, a Standard Data Protection Model (‘SDP Model’), […]
Is Data Protection Law Growing Teeth? The Current Lack of Sanctions in Data Protection Law and Administrative Fines under the GDPR
This article looks at the current lack of enforcement and sanctions in European Data Protection Law with a particular focus […]