The leaked draft of the ePrivacy Regulation: top 10 points to note
Yesterday (13 December) in time-honoured tradition, a draft proposal of the European Commission's (EC) new ePrivacy Regulation was leaked. The official draft of the proposal is not expected to be...
View ArticleEuropean Court of Justice rules against UK Government over data retention
‘If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be...
View ArticleGDPR: guidance released by Article 29 Working Party on DPO thresholds, lead...
Just before the festive break, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29"), the group representing national data protection regulators in the EU, issued new guidance on several key aspects of the new General...
View ArticleThe new PEC Reg: official draft published; join our webinar for a first look...
Yesterday, 10 January, the European Commission (EC) presented its formal proposals for the new ePrivacy Regulation. On initial analysis, the first official draft of the Regulation appears broadly...
View ArticleThe new ePrivacy Regulation: how will it impact your business?
With the GDPR on the horizon, the EU is now overhauling and expanding the reach of the more specific privacy rules which relate to direct marketing, cookies and other forms of online monitoring. The...
View ArticleData Protection news round-up
Impact of Brexit on data protection: EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee hears evidence The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee continues to hear evidence from various experts on the implications of Brexit on the...
View ArticleThe proposed ePrivacy Regulation: EDPS and WP29 express concerns with consent...
Since its hotly awaited publication in January, the Proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation ("Proposal") has come under scrutiny from various stakeholders. Recently both the Article 29 Working Party...
View ArticleGDPR: European Commission calling for applications to join new expert group...
In order to support the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers is establishing a new expert group to be...
View ArticleThe ICO’s first ever International Strategy is set to protect the UK public...
The ICO on the 4th of July 2017 took a step forward with regards to privacy protection for the UK public from overseas data protection threats and risks, by publishing its first ever International...
View ArticleWhat next for international data transfers?
Summary The Irish High Court has made a preliminary reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), asking whether standard data protection clauses (“standard clauses”) are compatible...
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