Defining privacy in text messages - a step forward and maybe a step back
When the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted in 1982, the first text message was still a decade […]
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UK’s Data protection bill amended to protect security researchers
The government is to amend the data protection bill to protect security researchers who work to uncover abuses of personal […]
New Year resolution: “I will collect details of transfers from the European Union into the UK and vice-versa”
Mrs May, at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the Xmas recess, said in response to a question from a […]
Tanzania: Personal Data Protection Law On Horizon
The government is in the process of drafting a personal data protection law that it says wasn’t intended to curb […]
Hacked and hacked off: without change this new data law will fail victims
The data protection bill must be amended so independent organisations acting in the public interest can help consumers to get […]
2018 global legislative predictions in privacy
Taking a look at the activities of 2017, it’s clear that the coming year will see lots of movement on […]
FTC settles case on connected toys
Electronic toy manufacturer VTech Electronics Limited and its U.S. subsidiary have agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission […]
Video notices for GDPR compliance
Video notices provide a clear and interactive way to keep your clients up to date and could help you comply […]
Coalition calls for federal data protection standard in US
ABA Banking Journal, the American Bankers Association’s flagship magazine, provides insights on critical business and policy challenges and trends to […]
Data Protection Law in Qatar
At the end of 2016, the legislative framework for data protection in Qatar was overhauled by Law No. 13 of […]
‘European’ Data Privacy Standards Implemented in Laws Outside Europe
The implementation of ‘European’ (2nd generation) data privacy principles in laws outside Europe continues to be substantial, including in high-GDP […]
Privacy in 2018: Expect the unexpected
Making predictions for the year ahead is possibly as desirable as unreliable. In a world of unlimited data and advanced […]