CNIL Publishes Guidance on Data Sharing with Business Partners or Data Brokers
On December 28, 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published guidance regarding the conditions to be met by […]
Legislation
Argentina DPA Issues Guidelines on Binding Corporate Rules
The Agency of Access to Public Information ( Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública ) (“AAIP”) has approved a […]
Finnish Data Protection Act enters into force after being “significantly delayed”
The Data Protection Act (1050/2018) entered into force, on 1 January 2019, following the Parliament of Finland’s approval on 13 […]
Government issues draft data protection legislation to deal with Brexit
The draft legislation, The data protection, privacy and electronic communications (amendments etc) (EU exit) regulations 2019, have been prepared to ensure […]
EU e-Privacy reforms hit stalemate
EU countries cannot agree on the wording of the planned new e-Privacy Regulation, causing the proposed reforms to be watered […]
Privacy Law Showdown Between Congress and Tech Looms in 2019
This summer, California’s state legislature passed a groundbreaking bill that would give residents unprecedented control over their data. The law […]
GDPR’s impact was too soft in 2018, but next year will be different
One of the defining moments for tech in 2018 was on May 25, when the EU implemented its General Data […]
Agreement on Proposal for Cybersecurity Act
The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an agreement earlier this month regarding […]
Data Protection Regulation “to show its teeth” in 2019
As we move into 2019, it’s clear that firms globally will be doing more to catch up with the legislation […]
Why 2019 will introduce stricter privacy regulation
Privacy regulation is a complex topic with ever-changing parameters and requirements. Consumers can benefit from sharing data with organizations, however, […]
Irish Court Finds Data Retention Law Violates Human Rights
The Irish High Court has ruled that Ireland’s retention of telephone data violates European Law and the European Convention on […]
Argentina: Convention 108 accession “demonstrates willingness to be at forefront of data protection”
The National Congress of Argentina (‘Congress’) announced, on 6 December 2018, that it had passed a bill approving Argentina’s accession […]