Three difficult lessons after first year of GDPR
One year is certainly not enough to judge the value of the reform that took six years to prepare and […]
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New Spanish Data Protection Act partly nullified by the Constitutional Court
On 22 May 2019 it was disclosed that the Spanish Constitutional Court had decided to nullify indent 2 of the […]
The US wants to copy Europe’s strict data privacy law – but only some of it
Lawmakers, lobbyists and CEOs in the U.S. are looking to trying to pick out the best parts of the EU’s […]
ICO’s draft Age Appropriate Design Code could seriously impact child data processing
On 15 April 2019, the ICO opened a public consultation on a draft code of practice titled Age Appropriate Design. […]
An overview of the proposed US Privacy Bill of Rights
On April 12, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sponsored the Privacy Bill of Rights Act, one of the most comprehensive pieces […]
GDPR Drives Changes, but Privacy by Design Proves Elusive
One year later, the EU mandate’s biggest impact has been to focus more attention on data protection and privacy. Many […]
Bank Secrecy Rules Get a Rethink After Danske Laundering Shock
Danske Bank A/S is turning into a case study for European regulators, legislators and bankers to rethink fundamental assumptions about […]
What GDPR’s first year says about data privacy regulation
Almost a year ago, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. In that year, the United […]
Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?
In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements […]
The Five Myths of GDPR
May 2019 marks the first anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and early numbers make clear that its […]
GDPR has frustrated users and regulators
GDPR is turning one year old this month. It’s been a rocky ride. The organization that runs the landmark privacy […]
Global recall: How the GDPR impacts product recalls
Not all potential consequences of the GDPR (and similarly situated laws) are clearly evident quite yet, but companies nonetheless […]