US, EU must work together in wake of Facebook data breach
With investigations underway in both the U.S. and the EU following the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica data breach, American and […]
Legislation
Brazil’s Senate Passes General Data Protection Law
On July 10, 2018, Brazil’s Federal Senate approved a Data Protection Bill of Law. The bill, inspired by the EU […]
U.S. states pass data protection laws on the heels of the GDPR
Several U.S. states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of […]
California’s new consumer privacy law has its limits
On the surface, it will force tech leaders like Facebook and Google to be more transparent. But despite the hype, […]
UK urged to accept CJEU jurisdiction on data protection
The UK government should accept the jurisdiction of the EU’s highest court to rule on matters of data protection post-Brexit, […]
Seek new data deal with EU immediately, MPs tell May
The UK government should immediately open talks to secure a Data Adequacy Decision from the European Commission, MPs said in […]
DPAs: Full steam ahead at the European Data Protection Board
The GDPR’s cooperation and consistency mechanism will now be put to a test at the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) […]
Analysis of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
As of January 1, 2020, companies around the world will have to comply with additional regulations related to processing of […]
Belgium Publised Draft GDPR Implementation Legislation
Belgium’s Parliament published a draft law on June 12 that aims to bring the country’s data protection legislation in line […]
Mexico joins the data protection convention
On June 19 Mexico acceded to the Council of Europe´s Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic […]
North American, UK, Asian regulators press EU on data privacy exemption
Financial watchdogs from North America, Britain and Asia are urgently seeking a formal exemption from the European Union’s tough new […]
Call for American GDPR
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old first time candidate in New York’s 12th district, wants America to have aggressive privacy regulations similar to […]