What role can internal auditors play in GDPR compliance?
As a function that has a holistic view of the organization, internal audit plays a role in evaluating the organization’s […]
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GDPR harmonization: Reality or myth?
One primary goal in the EU’s enactment of the General Data Protection Regulation was to “harmonize,” or bring into conformity […]
Justice ministers divided over proposal for police access to real-time data
National justice ministers are pushing to create new powers for law enforcement authorities to intercept communication data in real time […]
One week into #GDPR – what you need to know
Websites go dark, complaints are filed within an hour, European Commission suffers an embarrassing data leak, and the US Commerce […]
Three different approaches to consent under GDPR
AdAge looks at at several publishers who are all handling consent under GDPR differently. Approaches vary widely. Some publishers provide an easy […]
New Irish Data Protection Act introduced to sit alongside GDPR
A new Data Protection Act has been introduced into law in Ireland to sit alongside the General Data Protection Regulation […]
Croatian GDPR implementation law — main features and unanswered questions
The law regulates the supervisory authority’s composition, authorities and principles of work, as well as specificities related to administrative fines […]
Sweden’s open society is clashing with EU privacy law, and regulators are frustrated
While the General Data Protection Regulation will this week come into effect across the European Union, some companies in Sweden […]
EU telcos call for easier data processing under ePrivacy reform
The EU’s biggest telecom operators have reiterated a call for the proposed reform of the ePrivacy regulation to bring the […]
GDPR lacks clarity and threatens transatlantic trade
A lack of clarity around how new EU data protection laws apply poses a threat to EU-US trade, the US […]
An Employee’s Right of Erasure Under the GDPR
GDPR introduces the concept of a “right of erasure” i.e. a ‘right to be forgotten’. Although the concept currently exists […]
Convention 108 modernisation aims to better address emerging privacy challenges
On 18 May 2018The Council of Europe (‘CoE’) adopted the Protocol to amend the Convention for the Protection of Individuals […]