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EU Wants Data Protection to Go Hand in Hand with Trade Deals

March 12, 2018

Personal data protection is a fundamental EU right and is not negotiable in trade deals, The European Commission has provided four conditions for international data flows to comply with the GDPR. Yet, there is a “get out of jail free card,” allowing restrictions to be reviewed and accorded "sympathetic" consideration. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

What Expanded Privacy Legislation Could Mean for Your Website

September 26, 2018

Will your website will be in some way impacted by expanded privacy legislation like the GDPR? Do you need to change how you do business online? Much of what’s required is simply good data hygiene. Read More

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Data Protection News

California Dreamin’: Is a Single State EU Data Protection Deal on the Cards?

January 20, 2020

With the Privacy Shield under fierce criticisms, there is now consideration for the European Commission to grant “adequacy” to an individual US state – California with it's CCPA. Read More

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Data Privacy Insights

Emerging Tech Companies: It’s Not Your Uncle’s Dot.Com Regulatory Environment Anymore for Privacy and Data Security

August 13, 2018

The technology sector is facing new regulations and increased calls for further regulation, in particular with respect to data privacy and security. Emerging tech companies that plan to succeed should pay attention and be prepared for more questions about privacy and security from investors, strategic partners, consumers and, possibly, regulators. Read More

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Data Protection Insights

Blockchain Privacy Poisoning a New Concern in Post-GDPR Era

March 14, 2019

The features that make blockchain so attractive to enterprises are also the very features that could lead to headaches like “blockchain privacy poisoning", which Gartner has named as one of the biggest risks facing organizations over the next few years. Read More

Data Protection Insights

GDPR: Three Ways the World Has Changed in the Privacy Law’s First Two Years

July 7, 2020

GDPR has changed the global business landscape in three important ways since its implementation but has also fallen short in some areas from original intention. Read More

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Data Protection Resources

Are You Ready to Report on GDPR Compliance?

October 5, 2018

Regulatory reporting for GDPR compliance requires effectively operationalising the use of appropriate technical and organisational measures to allow for reporting at the enterprise and project level. Read More

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Data Privacy News

Adtech Giant Quantcast Facing GDPR Investigation into Breach of Privacy

May 21, 2019

With Quantcast tracking nearly 100 million websites, it’s no surprise that Adtech giants are facing GDPR regulatory scrutiny on breach of privacy based on the way they process and aggregate personal data about users. Read More

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Data Protection News

Civil Society Annoyed at Being Sidelined in Major EU Data Flow Conference

July 19, 2017

Estonia takes over presidency of EU and hosts major Digital Single Market conference on free movement of data, touching on data flow and data localization. Read More

Data Protection Insights

Direct Marketing Under the GDPR: Consent vs Legitimate Interests

May 25, 2018

Out of all six legal bases for processing offered by the GDPR, consent and legitimate interests are the legal bases most likely to be relied upon to justify direct marketing. Where the direct marketing involves electronic communications, however, is where things get muddy. Read More

EU GDPR

Over 6,700 VMware Servers With Remote Code Execution Security Bug Exposed to the Internet

The Growing Problem of Marketing Fraud: Bots Pose as Legitimate Internet Users to Fake Traffic, Milk Digital Advertising Services

Reflecting Back on Data Privacy Day 2021: Why This Day Mattered More Than Ever Before

macOS Malware Silver Sparrow Affects About 40,000 Macs Running Both Intel and ARM Chips