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Delete the data, and don’t do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Continue reading Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules
The lead up to the GDPR enforcement date consumed a large swath of media coverage. This essentially buried the news that in early July 2018, the European Union Parliament warned that it would suspend the Privacy Shield agreement with the United States … Continue reading Privacy Shield: Should I stay or should I go?
European Union data protection law restricts the transfer of EU-origin personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area unless there is a mechanism in place to ensure an adequate level of protection of the personal data. In 2000, the Europ… Continue reading Is the End of the EU-US Privacy Shield in Sight?
Equifax now believes 15.2 million people in the UK were affected by its data breach
Continue reading Equifax: 15 million more at risk
Executive order restricting immigration may also have hit Privacy Shield provisions – or perhaps not. The jury is still out Continue reading Trump’s immigration move sparks fears for Privacy Shield protections
In the year since the EU’s rejection of Safe Harbor, there has been a spike in legal concern over cross-border data transfers, according to a survey by BDO Consulting. Sixty percent of corporate counsel surveyed for this year’s report said their biggest challenge in cross-border e-discovery comes from numerous—and often conflicting—international privacy and security laws. This concern far surpasses other concerns listed, including access to data (12 percent), communication barriers (10 percent), and coordination with … More → Continue reading Global data privacy laws: The #1 cross-border e-discovery challenge
The Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML), the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) and Regulation (MAR) are the three biggest regulatory pressures across EMEA, according to a survey conducted by Vanson Bourne. Most significant challenges 59 per cent of respondents cited ‘delivery’ as a number one challenge in their day to day operations, with 38 per cent claiming high levels of rework hinders their capacity to deliver on data and reporting objectives. Additionally, … More → Continue reading 1 in 5 executives take risks with sensitive data to meet regulatory demands
Yesterday the European Commission formally approved the EU-US Privacy Shield, making transfers of personal data to the US legal under European law for companies that have certified to the framework. So, what have businesses been doing to date? Businesses have been switching – or are switching – to other legal solutions so they are able to transfer personal data to the US in a bid to avoid any issues with the decision invalidating Safe Harbour … More → Continue reading The EU-US Privacy Shield: what happens next?
The Article 29 Working Party – an advisory body composed of representatives of the data protection authority of each EU Member State, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the European Commission – is not satisfied with the new EU-US Privacy Shield agreement, and has offered advice on changes that should be made to it. Presented earlier this year, the EU-US Privacy Shield framework for protecting the fundamental rights of Europeans where their data is transferred … More → Continue reading EU privacy watchdogs not satisfied with the EU-US Privacy Shield