Will Google+ be the final push US Congress needs to pass restrictions on data use?
Congress held a hearing a few weeks ago in response to news that Google kept secret a flaw that exposed […]
Legislation
What does the newly signed ‘Convention 108+’ mean for UK adequacy?
The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108) […]
Dangerous loophole to the GDPR in the ePrivacy proposal
Is tracking an essential element of every internet service financed by ads? By allowing service providers to install advertising cookies […]
The road to GDPR certifications won’t be a short one
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has been in effect for five months, and yet there has not been much […]
Ukraine adopts GDPR harmonisation Draft Law
The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights (‘the Commissioner’) issued, on 23 October 2018, a draft law (‘the Draft Law’), […]
US Draft Bill Imposes Steep Penalties and Expands FTC’s Authority to Regulate Privacy
On November 1, 2018, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released a draft bill, the Consumer Data Protection Act , that seeks […]
What’s subject to a DPIA under the GDPR?
Under the European Data Protection Regulation, data protection impact assessments are required when data processing is “likely to result in […]
French DPA publishes updates on GDPR
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been actively providing lots of guidance to companies, both before and after the […]
French DPA publishes updates on GDPR
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has been actively providing lots of guidance to companies, both before and after the […]
GDPR Spurring Legal Reforms in South America With New Legislation in Brazil
The impact of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) extends far beyond an organization’s European operations. On Aug. 14, 2018, […]
EDPS calls for closer alignment between consumer and data protection rules in the EU
Consumer and data protection law share the common goal of redressing imbalances between the individual and powerful companies. It is […]
The urgent case for a new ePrivacy law
In his blog Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, argues why European Union needs to adopt new ePrivacy Regulation and why GDPR […]