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 […]
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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 […]
Dutch data watchdog: PSD2 consent must be obtained ‘separately’
Third parties seeking access to payment account information held by banks must distinguish their requests to process customer data distinct […]
Facebook users drop in Europe. What is the takeaway?
Recently Facebook published latest (Q3) user and revenue update, having the overall users base drop (in Europe and US, mainly). […]
Why DPOs should understand EU Copyright Law
DPOs are responsible for other EU data protection laws besides just the General Data Protection Regulation, including at least parts […]
Vicarious liability in the data breach context – bad news for UK employers?
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court holding that an employer can be vicariously liable […]
The urgent case for a new ePrivacy law
In his blog Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, argues why European Union needs to adopt new ePrivacy Regulation and why GDPR […]
Consent remains major ePrivacy sticking point for EU bodies
Consent has become one of the biggest questions surrounding where the ePrivacy Regulation winds up. Commission and Parliament believe consent is […]
Why Privacy Regulations Don’t Always Do What They’re Meant To
Sweeping privacy regulations, in short, are likely coming to the United States. That should be welcome news, given the sad, arguably […]
Is the ICO’s view of “lawful processing” under the GDPR wrong?
What makes processing “lawful” under the GDPR? The Information Commissioner (ICO) has stated that the word “lawfulness” has general application, […]
GDPR Has Made Google Even More Dominant In Europe
Over the last few years, the EU has been screaming about the awfulness of evil large tech companies in the […]