Consent remains major ePrivacy sticking point for EU bodies
Consent has become one of the biggest questions surrounding where the ePrivacy Regulation winds up. Commission and Parliament believe consent is […]
Legislation
Council of Europe treaty bolstering data protection opened for signature
Twenty-one states on October 10, 2018 signed a Council of Europe treaty aimed at strengthening the principles and rules for […]
Power sector ‘concerned’ about new EU data privacy rules
A proposed ePrivacy regulation currently under discussion at EU level would hurt new business models in the clean energy sector, […]
Why Privacy Regulations Don’t Always Do What They’re Meant To
Sweeping privacy regulations, in short, are likely coming to the United States. That should be welcome news, given the sad, arguably […]
Apple expected to say GDPR a model for US privacy regulation
According to a report from Reuters, Apple CEO Tim Cook will praise the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as […]
GDPR Has Made Google Even More Dominant In Europe
Over the last few years, the EU has been screaming about the awfulness of evil large tech companies in the […]
Polish DPA’s guidance on data protection in the workplace partially “controversial”
The Polish data protection authority (‘UODO’) issued, on 4 October 2018, guidance for employers on data protection in the workplace, […]
Key Developments in Internet of Things Law
California Signs the First IoT Security Bill into Law, and the FTC Submits Comments to the Consumer Product Safety Commission […]
UK DPA releases data protection self-assessment checklist for sole traders
The ICO has launched a self-assessment checklist that will help sole traders and self-employed individuals to assess their compliance with […]
EDPB Adopts Opinions on National DPIA Lists in the EU
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently published 22 Opinions on the draft lists of Supervisory Authority (“SAs”) in EU […]
EDPB: ICO too strict on data protection impact assessments
The opinion, issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), differs from guidance the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has […]
Finland parliament weakens constitutional privacy right to pass security law
Finland’s parliament voted on Wednesday to add new exceptions to a clause in the constitution that guarantees the right to […]