EU regulation will drive U.S. banks to embrace FinTech or lose market share
Along with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which gave citizens the right to control the use of personally […]
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Kenya publishes Data Protection Bill
Kenyan Ministry of ICT finally published the proposed Privacy and Data Protection Bill and is seeking public comments on it. The […]
How GDPR is shaping global data protection
The EU’s global clout is forcing companies around the world to review their privacy arrangements. And some countries and regions […]
Brussels targets parties’ misuse of personal voter data
The EU is seeking the power to impose significant fines on European political parties that misuse voters’ personal data to […]
Big Tech should seize the chance to shape regulation
Silicon Valley’s move-fast-and-break-things model has succeeded, and former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says it’s Big Tech’s responsibility — and opportunity […]
California Privacy Protection Act will impact Ad Tech
On June 28, the California Legislature hastily passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The law, which takes […]
Australian Law Draft Requires Companies to share Encryption Data
The Australian government has proposed a new law that would force tech companies that have encrypted data relevant to an investigation […]
Why companies shouldn’t wait for regulation to step up their privacy practices
It shouldn’t take legislation to motivate companies to re-examine what they do with personal data. All Internet companies must take […]
To keep or not to keep: data retention challenges and solutions
The GDPR does not specify exact data retention timescales, and the reason for this – when you stop to think […]
India wants localization of cloud storage data in possible blow to big tech firms
A panel working on the Indian government’s cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the […]
The United States finally starts to talk about data privacy legislation
Despite the US Commerce Secretary’s condemnation of Europe’s GDPR in May, there are signs that federal and state governments are […]
5 Lessons Learned on Data Breach Management
The GDPR mandates controllers and processors to have technical and organizational measures in place to ensure an appropriate level of […]