New Law Could Give U.K. Unconstitutional Access to Americans’ Personal Data
This form of international data-sharing could put Americans’ privacy at risk and expose citizens to potential Fourth Amendment abuses, critics […]
Legislation
Data ethics and the rise of the “PEGs”
European data protection law has always been infused with ethical considerations around data use. Under the old Data Protection Directive, […]
Germany proposes router security guidelines
The German government published at the start of the month an initial draft for rules on securing Small Office and […]
Will the UK achieve adequacy after Brexit?
The status of U.K.-EU data flows post-Brexit has been the subject of speculation since the fateful vote was taken nearly […]
EU says India’s data localisation unnecessary
The European Union has termed the data localisation requirements proposed by India as unnecessary, harmful and likely to have negative […]
Does the EDPB answer frequently asked questions on territorial scope?
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB , the successor to the Article 29 Working Party) has issued guidelines (for consultation) […]
Data watchdogs seek ‘added value’ in GDPR cloud codes
A revised version of the EU Cloud Code of Conduct was published earlier this month. It is the latest version […]
GDPR vs. CCPA
The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (‘GDPR’) and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (‘CCPA’) both aim […]
GDPR territorial guide has ‘sting in tail’ for US companies
Guidance published by an EU data protection watchdog on the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is […]
Serbia Enacts New Data Protection Law
On November 9, 2018, Serbia’s National Assembly enacted a new data protection law. The Personal Data Protection Law, which becomes […]
The post GDPR landscape
With the panic over to ‘comply’ with GDPR, it is seen as becoming more of a day to day compliance […]
The CLOUD Act and the Warrant Canaries That (Sometimes) Live There
The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (Pub. L. No. 115-141 (2018), or the CLOUD Act, was enacted in […]