GDPR spurs cybersecurity improvements at biggest public companies
The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) spurred the UK’s biggest public companies to improve the measures they […]
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Extraterritorial Applicability of the UK Data Protection Act 2018 After Brexit
In the privacy world, the primary focus for most companies regarding Brexit to date has been on ensuring that data […]
Belgian DPA Publishes Updated List of Processing Activities Requiring DPIA
The Belgian Data Protection Authority recently published (in French and in Dutch) the updated list of the types of processing activities which require […]
How California’s Data Privacy Laws Could Change the Game for Tech Companies and Individuals
When California passed the nation’s first law giving consumers control over their personal data last year, legislators built in an […]
Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws
Facebook has targeted politicians around the world promising investments and incentives while seeking to pressure them into lobbying on Facebook’s […]
GDPR, CCPA and beyond: Changes in data privacy laws and enforcement risks to monitor in 2019
With significant enforcement activity and new laws being enacted or proposed since the start of the year, regulators in the […]
Ad world flocks to Congress urging federal data privacy legislation
Leaders in advertising and consumer privacy have descended upon Washington, DC to push Congress to pass federal legislation on data […]
How opt-in consent really works
Consent is only one of several lawful bases for data processing available under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Nonetheless, […]
Ad-tech industry: GDPR complaint is like holding road builders to account for traffic violations
A war of words – in the form of automotive analogies – has erupted between privacy advocates and the Interactive […]
Calls for Federal US Privacy Law
This month, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report recommending that Congress consider enacting a federal internet privacy law […]
California proposes tougher customer protections after data breaches
California proposed legislation that would require companies to notify customers when passport numbers and biometric information are compromised in data […]
What happened to the one-stop shop?
At the time of the adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission touted as the benefit […]