Just over one year after the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission has published a report looking at the impact of the EU data protection rules,...

The extent to which GDPR fines are insurable is still uncertain in Ireland and in several other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom.The Irish Data Protection Act 2018 is silent on the...

The latest craze on the internet is seeing what you might look like when you're older. Way older. FaceApp, developed by Russia-based Wireless Lab, took social media by storm practically...

Accounting firm, RSM, said medium-sized businesses were “struggling to understand and implement” the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which came into force in May 2018. GDPR affects every...

The wider purpose of GDPR is to ensure businesses have put the appropriate processes and protection in place to securely manage European consumers data. However, one year on and our research has...

On 15 and 16 July, EDPO attended the IAPP - Asia Privacy Forum which was very interesting. Here are some takeaways as GDPR Representatives: - Both Commissioners Tan Kian How Personal Data Protection...

The Dutch data protection authority, Authoriteit Persoonsgegevens, issued its first fine for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation to Haga Hospital, DutchNews.nl reports. The AP...

The number of informants lifting the lid on data protection-related scandals has skyrocketed over the last 12 months, RPC has concluded. Research conducted by the City law firm found a 175% rise in...

In April, PrivSec reported on how Amazon’s Alexa sends its recordings to human analysts for “review”, but now VRT NWS reveals that Google employs similar surveillance tactics. The news website says...

Following an investigation the Colombia DPA had found that between October and November 2016, an unauthorised party had accessed personal data that Uber had stored in its third-party cloud...

Statement in response to Marriott International, Inc’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) intends to fine it for breaches of data...

At issue is standard contractual clauses used by Facebook and other companies to transfer personal data to the United States and other parts of the world and whether these violate Europeans’...

Following an extensive investigation the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine British Airways £183.39M for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The proposed...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on 5 July 2019 at the G20 summit formally declared the launch of the “Osaka Track,” an overarching framework promoting cross-border data flow with enhanced protections. Abe...

A minister and a former Conservative MP have asked the information watchdog to investigate whether Boris Johnson’s campaign to become party leader is breaching data protection laws. Harriet Baldwin,...