Why companies shouldn’t wait for regulation to step up their privacy practices
It shouldn’t take legislation to motivate companies to re-examine what they do with personal data. All Internet companies must take […]
Legislation
India wants localization of cloud storage data in possible blow to big tech firms
A panel working on the Indian government’s cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the […]
Proposed UK surveillance laws give police power to access electronic devices
Proposed laws would also compel Facebook, Apple and Google to assist in decrypting private communications Law enforcement agencies would gain […]
The United States finally starts to talk about data privacy legislation
Despite the US Commerce Secretary’s condemnation of Europe’s GDPR in May, there are signs that federal and state governments are […]
5 Lessons Learned on Data Breach Management
The GDPR mandates controllers and processors to have technical and organizational measures in place to ensure an appropriate level of […]
Italy adopts GDPR implementation law
The board of the Ministries approved the final text of Italian privacy law integrating the GDPR raising major concerns on […]
Spain approves royal decree to overcome GDPR uncertainty
The Spanish government has approved a Royal Decree designed as a temporary measure to reconcile contradictions between existing Spanish data […]
ePrivacy rapporteur furious over Austria’s limited ambition
The European Parliament’s lead rapporteur on the ePrivacy Regulation has responded with fury to the news that the Austrian presidency […]
Modernized CoE Convention 108: A global standard on data protection
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers recently adopted “Amending Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with […]
Iran unveils bill to protect citizens’ online privacy
Iran has unveiled a bill which would be meant to protect the personal data of its citizens on the Internet […]
Spanish Government approves new Decree-Law on Data Protection matters
Due to the complex balances inside the Spanish Parliament, Spain has been unable to put in place to date (July […]
Facebook, Twitter Say Europe’s Privacy Law Causing User Drop
Amid a plummeting share price, Facebook Inc. wants panicked investors to believe Europe’s strict General Data Protection Regulation is to […]