CIPL Publishes Legal Note on the ePrivacy Regulation and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
On November 12, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP published a legal note […]
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It’s Amateur Hour in the World of Spyware and Victims Will Pay the Price
We’re living in the golden age of spyware and government hacking, with companies rushing to join a blossoming billion dollar […]
EU Commission Comments on NTIA’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
On November 9, 2018, the European Commission (“the Commission”) submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and […]
Third-Party Vendor Management Means Managing Your Own Risk
When considering the termination of a vendor relationship, you must consider the vendor, the contract and the business impact. Although […]
Europe’s AI ethics chief: No rules yet, please
In a global race to dominate artificial intelligence technology, Europe needs to keep its urge to regulate under control — […]
CNIL Details Rules On Audience and Traffic Measuring In Publicly Accessible Areas
On October 17, 2018, the French data protection authority (the “CNIL”) published a press release detailing the rules applicable to […]
How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?
In the run up to the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, there were various dystopian predictions […]
What does the newly signed ‘Convention 108+’ mean for UK adequacy?
The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108) […]
Dangerous loophole to the GDPR in the ePrivacy proposal
Is tracking an essential element of every internet service financed by ads? By allowing service providers to install advertising cookies […]
The road to GDPR certifications won’t be a short one
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has been in effect for five months, and yet there has not been much […]
Privacy is now the CEO’s business
Until very recently, individuals appeared happy to offer unfettered access to their personal information in return for free services such […]
GDPR: the ‘controller v processor’ debate in financial services
Lessons can be learned in the financial services sector from the rush to update contracts to account for the General […]