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 […]
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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 […]
French GDPR Bill Has Been Adopted But Referred to the French Constitutional Council
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on 25 May 2018. In light of the urgency to adapt […]
14 Mistakes Companies Make in Preparation for GDPR
There is a lot of misinformation out there surrounding this topic and it can be easy to just ignore the […]
The Next Privacy Battle in Europe Is Over This New Law
The tech industry is fighting a pending measure that’s even stricter than the recently enacted GDPR. It’s called the ePrivacy […]
US News Outlets Block European Readers Over New Privacy Rules
The move by several major news organizations illustrated that some companies would prefer to lose European readers than to risk […]
UK Data Protection Act enters into force tomorrow
The UK Data Protection Bill received Royal Assent on 23 May and its main provisions will commence on 25 May […]
Irish Data Protection Bill in Final Committee Stage Before the Irish Legislature
On May 16, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Bill 2018 entered the final committee stage in Dáil Éireann (the lower […]
GDPR is upon us: are you ready for what comes next?
The wait is finally over—this Friday the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. For many […]