The Bootlegger, the Wiretap, and the Beginning of Privacy
How a Prohibition-era rum-runner ended up at the center of America’s evolving conception of Fourth Amendment rights. Source: The Bootlegger, […]
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Belgian DPA publishes recommendation on GDPR record keeping obligation
Belgian Data Protection Authority has published a recommendation on the records of processing activities. It aims to assist controllers and processors […]
Data protection in Africa: where do we stand one year before GDPR
Albeit essentially a European statute, the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be applicable as of May, 25th […]
Four lessons NHS Trusts can learn from the Royal Free case
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust did not comply with the Data […]
To tackle Google’s power, regulators have to go after its ownership of data
The problem with regulating technology companies is that, faced with tough new rules, they can eventually innovate their way out, […]
Compensation for Breach of the General Data Protection Regulation
This paper looks at Article 82(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) providing data subjects with rights to compensation […]
New Data Protection Enforcement Provisions Take Effect in Russia
On July 1, 2017, a new law took effect in Russia allowing for administrative enforcement actions and higher fines for […]
Could Canada lose its adequacy standing?
The world has changed a lot since the European Commission gave Canada its “adequacy” standing in 2001, determining the Personal […]
Preparation for the GDPR underway in Poland
The Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs published at the end of March a partial draft of the new act on […]
Let’s sort out this profiling and consent debate once and for all.
In a post last week , I said that “ There’s a perpetuated misconception that all profiling needs consent. It […]
EU privacy seal providers eagerly await official GDPR guidance
There should ideally be a pan-European accreditation for “privacy seal” providers when the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect, […]
Belgian DPA publishes recommendation on GDPR record keeping obligation
End of last week, the Belgian Data Protection Authority published a recommendation on the records of processing activities. The full […]