Exporting the EU Privacy Regime Through Trade Instruments?
On January 31, 2018, the European Commission endorsed horizontal clauses on cross-border data flows, data protection and privacy in trade […]
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Privacy Goes Global: An Interview With Tim Harty
In the United States, we’ve been talking about privacy for at least a century. In December 1890, the Harvard Law […]
Fragmented U.S. Privacy Rules Leave Large Data Loopholes for Facebook and Others
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony will discussways to keep people’s online data private, which I’m interested in as a […]
The U.S. CLOUD Act and the EU: A Privacy Protection Race to the Bottom
Between the U.S. CLOUD Act and new European Union (EU) efforts to dismantle international rules for cross-border law enforcement investigations, […]
GDPR no excuse for not meeting AML duties
Gambling operators will be able to meet their licensing obligations on problem gambling and anti-money laundering (AML) without breaching the […]
Overlap Between the GDPR and PSD2
The EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which took effect on January 13, 2018, puts an obligation on banks to give […]
Privacy Commissioner: Facebook must comply with NZ Privacy Act
The Privacy Commissioner says Facebook has breached the Privacy Act 1993. The Commissioner’s finding comes after Facebook refused a complainant access […]
Data Mining and GDPR Compliance
Unlike most privacy regulations in the U.S., the EU defines the term “personal data” broadly—it includes “any information relating to […]
Leveraging GDPR to Become a Trusted Data Steward
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes new standards for handling customer data, increasing both the challenge and the […]
GDPR: UK watchdog promises ‘proportionate and pragmatic’ enforcement
The UK’s information commissioner has promised to use new powers to issue “hefty fines” for breaches of data protection law […]
A Tough Task for Facebook: European-Type Privacy for All
Facebook just promised to offer its users around the world the same privacy controls required under a new European data […]
The Facebook Debacle Proves It’s High Time for Stronger Privacy Laws
The Cambridge Analytica scandal makes it clear: The US should pass a privacy law that gives consumers the protections they […]