Obama’s European Privacy Headache
Since the revelations of Edward Snowden, there has been a wave of data privacy repercussions in Europe. Snowden, the former […]
New and Proposed Laws
Data privacy: a look ahead at 2014
So as the latest Snowdon revelations (oh … and the New Year Holiday fun has subsided) how about we look […]
EU Data Protection Regulation hits a political issue
Under the draft EU Data Protection Regulation, the proposal is to create a “one-stop-shop” for regulation. This means that data […]
Big Data (at risk of becoming “little data” in Europe?)
What is Big Data? Big Data is about using mathematical models to spot patterns or “footprints” in large datasets. The […]
Google called before European privacy authorities
In October 2012, the Article 29 Working Party highlighted their concerns about Google’s new consolidated privacy policy. This converted a […]
The EU Data Protection Regulation: timing
As we’re all aware the new Data Protection Regulation (the Regulation) was announced to much bombast a little over a […]
Leveson: Proposals for New Data Privacy rules in the UK
The Leveson Inquiry recently published its findings into UK press regulation. However Leveson also commented on the UK data privacy […]
Is the new Regulation back on track?
The Data Protection Regulation is potentially back on track after a major roadblock was resolved. Germany is reported to have agreed […]
Upcoming seminars on the draft Data Protection Regulation
As you may already know, we’re hosting two seminars next week on the draft Data Protection Regulation. On Tuesday, 19 […]
Five Key Messages from our Data Protection Regulation Update
Firstly, many thanks to those of you who joined us at our legal update seminar last week on the Data […]
“Explicit consent” under the new Data Protection Regulation
The new EU Data Protection Regulation redefines consent of individuals. No longer, will it be sufficient for consents to be […]
24 hour Data Breach Notification: More Harm Than Help?
There are certainly many headline-grabbing elements in the European Commission’s proposed Data Protection Regulation – a directly applicable regulation replacing […]