New UK law could criminalise uncovering personal data abuses
New law would cripple researchers uncovering abuses of personal data while doing nothing to stop the spread of poorly anonymised […]
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Belgian Privacy Commission opposes keeping fingerprints for 20 years
The Privacy Commission has opposed a change in the legislation on the automated handling of personal data collected through Belgian […]
Transferring personal data outside the EU: Clarification from the CJEU?
Legal analysis of opinion of Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) regarding agreement between Canada and the European Union […]
Google Prepares For Europe’s New Privacy Rules
From search and Gmail to AdWords, AdSense, DoubleClick and Analytics, Google says it will comply with the General Data Protection […]
GDPR – sorting the fact from the fiction
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham separates fact from fiction regarding GDPR and financial penalties. Source: GDPR – sorting the fact from […]
Member states ask for new EU data retention rules
Several EU member states want to include new rules allowing for data retention in a draft privacy bill. Source: Member […]
Future role of CJEU for UK courts should be ‘spelled out’ in statute, says top judge
The UK parliament must be “very clear” about the extent to which judges should rely on future decisions of the […]
The Guardian view on data protection: a vital check on power
The UK government plans to harmonise our data protection laws with the EU’s. This is necessary and sensible, too. Source: […]
Five actions US Congress may take on self-driving cars
Lawmakers are exploring ways to speed up the deployment of self-driving cars as the auto industry and safety advocates clamor […]
UK citizens to get more rights over personal data under new laws
New legislation will give people right to force online traders and social media to delete personal data and will comply […]
New VPN Ban in Russia Latest Step in Increasing Cyber Risk for US Companies
Recent Russian cyber actions such as the restrictive use of VPN technology may make it more difficult for companies to […]
Russia’s Telecom supervisors publishes privacy policy recommendations for data operators
On 31 July 2017 Russia’s Federal Service for the Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (‘Roskomnadzor’) published, recommendations […]