2018 was a tough year for data privacy – probably the toughest in the last decade. On 25 May 2018, the European Data Protection Regulation came into force, changing the way of handling personal data in Europe. So what can we expect from 2019 from the GDPR and the authorities which enforce the regulation?
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The GDPR is now in force for a few months and has changed the way companies in Europe deal with personal data – of employees, clients, patients, service providers and every other data subject. Now, several US companies state that a GDPR-like U.S. federal privacy law could be a solution for the US data protection world….
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Last Friday, Facebook announced that over 50 million users were part of a data breach, one of the largest in the company's 14-year history. Now, after one week, the circumstances of those attacks are still not clearly published by Facebook. Authorities ask for answers.
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In the last months, India’s privacy laws have been discussed a lot. Now, India has released the much-anticipated first draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018.
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Yes, it is true – today is the 25 May, 2018, meaning that we are now living in a new privacy world. But is that really the case? Does everything change from today on? Let’s wait and see….
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From a data protection standpoint, it’s a crucial time for companies – in only three months, the GDPR will come into force, changing the whole European privacy world. And just now, a German court had to deal with privacy issues of a well-known company – facebook…
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It has been one of the most crucial issues in international data privacy law: Is a country (like the US) allowed to compel a company (like Microsoft) to provide data stored on a server outside this country (e.g. in Europe)? Now, the EU Commission filed a brief in this case...
Read more Facebook – criticized by European Data Protection Regulators since years – has now been `slapped` by the French regulator and was found ‘guilty’ on violating French privacy laws with a fine of 150,000 €.
Read more The GDPR is only a few months old - but businesses already have to face the new challenges the GDPR will bring. And not only companies in Europe are affected - also companies located outside EU/EEA should be prepared…
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After four long years, European policy makers reached an agreement on the European data protection reform and the terms of the upcoming General Data Protection regulation (GDPR) – formally known as the “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data”.
The GDPR will finally be adopted in the next few days and will take effect early 2018. As such, the GDPR will be replacing the European Data Protection Directive of 1995.
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