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 […]
Legislation
GDPR certification guidance drafted
Businesses may be able to obtain certification for their products under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Data […]
GDPR Guidance – European Data Protection Board Adopts Art. 29 Working Papers
Data protection authorities set out guidelines for the application of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation The European Data […]
EDPB outlines how businesses should approach data transfers
New European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published new guidance intended to help businesses comply with the General Data Protection Regulation […]
New Irish Data Protection Act introduced to sit alongside GDPR
A new Data Protection Act has been introduced into law in Ireland to sit alongside the General Data Protection Regulation […]
How GDPR will be policed in the EU?
Now GDPR has launched, the hard work really begins. But the genius behind GDPR isn’t just what it means for consumer […]
EDPB Published Guidelines on Certification and Derogations under the GDPR
On May 30, 2018, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”), replacing the Article 29 Working Party , published the final […]
Croatian GDPR implementation law — main features and unanswered questions
The law regulates the supervisory authority’s composition, authorities and principles of work, as well as specificities related to administrative fines […]
EU telcos call for easier data processing under ePrivacy reform
The EU’s biggest telecom operators have reiterated a call for the proposed reform of the ePrivacy regulation to bring the […]
GDPR lacks clarity and threatens transatlantic trade
A lack of clarity around how new EU data protection laws apply poses a threat to EU-US trade, the US […]
An Employee’s Right of Erasure Under the GDPR
GDPR introduces the concept of a “right of erasure” i.e. a ‘right to be forgotten’. Although the concept currently exists […]
Convention 108 modernisation aims to better address emerging privacy challenges
On 18 May 2018The Council of Europe (‘CoE’) adopted the Protocol to amend the Convention for the Protection of Individuals […]