61% of professionals worried about GDPR impact on recruiting and hiring
A recent study found that while 70% of compliance professionals feel that they’ll be ready for the May 25 GDPR […]
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Brand owners beware: how GDPR will make online enforcement tougher
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018, and it will see the implementation […]
FTC investigating whether Facebook violated 2011 consent decree
The news involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica continues to rapidly evolve since reports came out last weekend exposing the improper […]
EDPS calls for cooperation between DPAs, electoral regulators and audio-visual regulators
In the aftermath of the recent Cambridge Analytica and Facebook revelations, Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), said: “The […]
How Europe’s New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More
Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. […]
GDPR supports biomedical research, says Spanish data watchdog
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) supports the development of biomedical research, Spain’s data protection authority has said. In a […]
Accommodating data subjects’ rights
Accommodating data subjects’ rights can be one of most nuanced and challenging areas of GDPR implementation. Indeed, as the IAPP-EY […]
The Cambridge Analytica exposé shows the UK needs better data protection
The Observer’s remarkable exposé of Cambridge Analytica must now bring down the curtain on the permissive environment for online electoral […]
Final guidelines on breach notification under GDPR
I’ve been engaged with data breach notification for many years and from many perspectives. I wrote what was probably the […]
Portugal: Data retention sent to the Constitutional Court
A new chapter is expected to soon be written in the long battle between lawmakers and the Constitutional Court in […]
Data breach and the GDPR
Security incidents are common. Perhaps someone leaves a secure door unlocked or a sensitive paper file exposed on their desk. […]
AEPD guidelines on risk assessments and data protection impact assessments
To facilitate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency, or AEPD, has published data protection […]