New EU ePrivacy Regulation: European Parliament Committee Publishes Draft Report
The EU Parliament Committee in charge of reviewing the EU Commission’s Proposal for an e-Privacy Regulation (Proposal) recently released a […]
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Germany Issues Ethics Report on Automated and Connected Cars
On June 20, 2017, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure issued a report on the ethics of […]
EDPS issues Newsletter on ePrivacy, Data Driven Life and more
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued Newsletter N°52 covering the EDPS Opinion on ePrivacy, work on data ethics through #DataDrivenLife workshop, […]
Under the GDPR, subject-access requests will change for controllers
Under the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation, data subjects have a right to access their personal data held by a […]
GDPR is an opportunity to create new infosec systems and cultures
Firms could gain competitive advantage by developing their cybersecurity and information systems around the requirements of GDPR. Source: GDPR is […]
Data protection fine shows security risks from using open source software cannot be ignored
A six-figure fine issued to a local authority in England for a breach of UK data protection laws should serve […]
Insurers need to re-evaluate risk profile of businesses handling data to account for potential fines under GDPR, says expert
ANALYSIS: Insurers should re-evaluate the risk businesses handling data are exposed to as a result of the major financial penalties […]
Proposed amendments to ePrivacy Regulation are great
The work on ePrivacy continues and enters a hot period. I’m interested in it from the very beginning , I’m […]
Privacy vs. Security: Experts Debate Merits of Each in Tech-Rich World
Experts in law and national security took turns making a case for and against encryption and access to personal devices […]
The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
An astonishing project is under way to build a “digital time machine” that will show us in fine detail the […]
Will The Consent Collected Before GDPR Still Be Valid?
The “Guide on the Application of the European Personal Data Protection Regulation” published by the Italian DPA states, in the […]
Privacy as Antitrust Issue
During an antitrust conference at Oxford University, Andreas Mundt, president of Germany’s antitrust agency Bundeskartellamt, said he is deeply convinced privacy is a […]