Brexit and data protection: Laying the odds
For those with responsibility for data protection compliance in the U.K. and abroad the question is a simple one: What […]
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On large-scale data processing and GDPR compliance
On the definition of large-scale processing, the guidance is still scarce and data protection authorities opinions differ in this matter. It […]
How to draft a GDPR-compliant retention policy
You need to be able to clearly define the period for which personal data will be stored or, if not […]
Forget the new iPhones, Apple’s best product is now privacy
Under Tim Cook’s leadership, Apple saw just how critical an issue user privacy would become. Now it’s at least as […]
Why we must remember where informed consent comes from
In an excellent IAPP podcast interview by Angelique Carson, Woody Hartzog makes the compelling point that informed consent was originally […]
Will the UK Meet the EU Adequacy Test?
Unless there is a political earthquake (some would say a miracle) Brexit will happen on 29 March 2019. Many fear […]
UK’s new terror laws could violate ‘fundamental legal rights’
New terror laws proposed by the UK government could violate “fundamental legal rights” by giving police the power to delay […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #2
This is latest collection of most interesting articles, reports and publications on privacy, data protection and cyber-security.
The growing role of second party data in marketing
May we see second party data have a growing role in marketing today if secure platforms are to enable such […]
E-signatures can prove conclusion of data processing agreements
The use of electronic signatures (e-signatures) can prove that data processing contracts have been concluded and their terms agreed to, […]
Government Hacking Makes Everyone Less Safe
Security experts almost uniformly agree that it is dangerous to design encryption to ensure investigators can have access to everything. […]
Who controls your data?
There is an elephant in the room to address here: Understanding data privacy is fundamentally boring, if not unintelligible, to […]