UK High Court decision on RTBF in relation to past criminal offenses
On April 13, the High Court of England and Wales handed down judgment in the joined cases of NT 1 […]
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Best picks on privacy
Collection of latest and most interesting news pieces, articles and publications from around?the internet. You may also want to check […]
How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance to Ban Protest
Oil and gas companies are discrediting activists using social media to justify banning their protests. Three companies are currently seeking injunctions […]
The Future of International Data Transfers
With the current focus on the coming into effect of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one could (almost) […]
UK urged to accept CJEU jurisdiction on data protection
The UK government should accept the jurisdiction of the EU’s highest court to rule on matters of data protection post-Brexit, […]
Seek new data deal with EU immediately, MPs tell May
The UK government should immediately open talks to secure a Data Adequacy Decision from the European Commission, MPs said in […]
ICO publishes guide on children’s privacy and the GDPR
The guidance published by UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office focuses on the additional, child specific considerations of privacy. This guidance will help […]
Brussels seeks to tie UK to European human rights court after Brexit
Brussels is seeking to bind the UK to the European court of human rights – which is entirely separate to […]
London cops’ facial recognition doesn’t work
London cops’ facial recognition kit has only correctly identified two people to date – neither of whom were criminals – […]
UK Privacy Regulator Open to Self-Certification under GDPR
Organizations in Europe may eventually be able to self-certify that they are compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, […]
UK’s police warns tech companies on use of encryption
The encryption technology that keeps smartphone users’ private messages safe could be regulated by the government because it is sometimes used by […]
EU Commission rejects UK’s approach for personal data transfers
The UK Government’s Brexit policy assumes that the Data Protection Act 2018 is good enough to obtain an adequacy determination […]