EDPS publishes necessity toolkit
In April European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published necessity toolkit. The toolkit is designed to help policymakers identify the impact […]
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Member states want looser data rules in draft ePrivacy bill
EU member states are divided over a proposal to change privacy rules for telecoms operators, with some countries calling for […]
What will the next Irish Data Protection Act say?
The General Data Protection Regulation is an EU Regulation, which means that it has direct effect inside (and indeed outside) the […]
GDPR profiling curbs will wreck industry, argues DMA
GDPR profiling curbs will wreck industry, argues DMA. Industry body urges ICO not to usher in a return to the […]
New ePrivacy Rules will Transform Consent — But How?
Some time ago the European Commission published draft of so called ePrivacy Regulation. They acknowledged that cookie consent requirements required […]
Why artificial intelligences should have to explain their actions
The emerging “right to an explanation” movement is focused on providing consumers with personalized, easy to understand algorithmic transparency. Source: […]
UK plans real-time surveillance of internet users
The “live” surveillance of British web users’ internet communications has been proposed in a draft technical paper prepared by the […]
Integrating transparency into your day-to-day operations to be GDPR ready
New EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires controllers to provide much more information to data subject that existing EU […]
IEEE Standards Association Announces Initiative Designed to Protect Digital Identity for the Global Community
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the launch of a new […]
Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on Data Protection Impact Assessments
Article 29 Working Party has published draft guidance on data protection impact assessments (DPIA). Its full text of is available on […]
Watchdog queries scope of rules on ‘profiling’ under the GDPR
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has identified an anomaly between the definition of profiling in the GDPR and how profiling […]
Working Party Adopts Opinion on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation
On April 4, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) adopted an Opinion on the Proposed Regulation of the […]