The hot topics warming up Brazil’s data protection debate
In the spirit of the French New Year’s Eve celebration, it is time to wake up and revive the subject […]
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The NIS Directive – Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
As companies gear up to get GDPR ready, many of those doing business in the EU also face another wave […]
Standard contractual clauses challenged by GDPR and scrutinized by CJEU
The EU Standard contractual clauses have been the most frequently used means for data transfers outside the EU. Under the […]
How To Transmit GDPR Consent In Programmatic
The IAB Tech Lab is tackling the thorny problem of transmitting consent under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. […]
EU moves to remove barriers to data flows in trade deals
The European Union will seek to break down barriers to the flow of data between businesses in future trade deals, […]
EU regulators provide guidance for digital ‘on-boarding’ by financial firms
Financial firms should consider requiring customers to provide proof of identity from documentation containing “high security features or biometric data”, […]
Singapore finalises new Cybersecurity Act
The Cybersecurity Act will apply to organisations that are designated as operating ‘critical information infrastructure’ (CII) in Singapore. Organisations in […]
French Draft Data Protection Law One Step Closer to a Final Version
On 9 February 2018, the French National Assembly adopted at first reading the new draft data protection law implementing the […]
WP29 Presidency 2014 – 2018: Track Record
Over the 4 years, the Working Party was involved in key events and actions such as the CJEU’s Google Spain […]
UK’s FCA and DPA publish joint update on GDPR
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) have today published an update on the EU General […]
GDPR applicability to processors
The applicability rules of the GDPR now also include processors. The reason for this inclusion is that the GDPR provides […]
European Commission outlines blockchain development plans
The European Commission outlined several of its efforts to develop a common approach on blockchain technology for the European Union. […]