Belgium finalizes GDPR implementation: A practitioner’s view
Sept. 5, 2018, Belgium published the law implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation’s substantive aspects in Belgium. In particular […]
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How a new EU copyright law could weaken privacy and free speech
Earlier this month, the European Parliament gave its approval to the latest version of the EU Copyright Directive, an update […]
Silicon Valley finally pushes for data privacy laws at Senate hearing
Amazon, Apple, Google, and others endorsed federal data privacy laws Wednesday, but experts argue consumer voices were lacking It seems […]
California introduces new data security requirements for manufacturers of connected devices
Effective January 1, 2020, according to a new Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.91.04(a), manufacturers of connected devices offered for sale […]
Australia’s spyware law could expose phones to exploitation
Peter Dutton’s proposed legislation to expand the government’s surveillance capabilities into telecommunication devices through the inclusion of spyware risks could […]
More details on US privacy framework reveal
Movement toward a U.S. privacy framework is gaining steam this week as lobbying efforts in Washington intensify ahead of the […]
The impact of GDPR on backup and archive storage
GDPR is still dominating conversations, and although we have moved beyond what GDPR is and to how to be compliant, […]
Can Europe’s GDPR Save the Internet?
In an world increasingly driven by the ability of private companies and governments to collect vast amounts of personal data […]
Argentina publishes GDPR-style data protection bill
Argentina Argentina is on its way to modernise its data protection law. The President sent the data protection bill to […]
The next antitrust standoff — Big Tech’s use of data
Competition regulators have a new cause célèbre: Big Tech’s use of data. From Europe’s top antitrust czar Margrethe Vestager announcing an […]
How should we regulate facial recognition?
Facial recognition is everywhere — airports, police stations, and built into the largest cloud platforms in the world — but […]
Microsoft calls for principle-based international agreements to govern law enforcement access to data
While governments engage with their citizens and with each other to address the challenges we face in our digital age, […]