EU ministers to consider proposals on drone safety standards
On Tuesday, the European Parliament agreed draft regulations to create EU standards for manufacturers which must now be put before […]
Legislation
Implementing appropriate security under the GDPR
Security of processing is a foundational principle of the GDPR. Under Article 5(1)(f), personal data shall be “processed in a […]
Looking to Canada for input on the GDPR’s data retention requirements
One of the core principles of data processing set forth in Article 5(e) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation […]
No cross-checking on consent needed under PSD2
Banks do not need to check whether their customers have given other companies permission to access information from their payment […]
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is not at all like the GDPR
There seems to be a rise in fearmongering about the next big potential privacy legislation on the horizon after GDPR […]
GDPR implementation bills: The election problem
It is by now no secret that a lot of EU countries won’t have implementing acts ready in time for […]
New French data protection law declared constitutional and ready for promulgation
The French Constitutional Council has issued its ruling on June 12 regarding the new data protection law implementing the EU […]
Bulgarian Presidency Presents Progress Report and Points for Debate on ePrivacy
On January 10, 2017, the EU Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications. On June […]
GDPR certifications come into focus with EDPB guidance
Last week, on GDPR Day, as the law finally came into force, the newly minted European Data Protection Board shed […]
GDPR harmonization: Reality or myth?
One primary goal in the EU’s enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation was to “harmonize,” or bring into conformity […]
Justice ministers divided over proposal for police access to real-time data
National justice ministers are pushing to create new powers for law enforcement authorities to intercept communication data in real time […]
GDPR certification guidance drafted
Businesses may be able to obtain certification for their products under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Data […]