As EU data protection watchers know, the draft General Data Protection Regulation (which has been around long enough to be universally referred to by its acronym, GDPR) exists in three major versions, with a fourth version recently released by the office of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). The EDPS is the EU’s own internal… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: European Union
Google, the House of Lords and the timing of the EU Data Protection Regulation
Posted in EU Data Protection Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Privacy Regulation, Social MediaWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) Could the European Court of Justice’s May 13, 2014 Google Spain decision delay the adoption of the EU Data Protection Regulation? In the Google Spain “Right to be Forgotten” case, the ECJ held that Google must remove links to a newspaper article containing properly… Continue Reading
My company isn’t a search engine. Why should I care about Google Spain?
Posted in Data Breach, Data Compliance & Security, EU Data Protection Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Legislation, Privacy Litigation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) Google – along with the rest of us – is still considering the implications of the European Court of Justice’s May 13, 2014 decision that Google must remove links to a newspaper article containing properly published information about a Spanish individual on the basis… Continue Reading
The latest thinking from Europe (while we are waiting for the Regulation)
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, European Union, Privacy RegulationWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) Privacy practitioners from the US and Europe gathered in London on April 30 and May 1 to discuss current thinking about privacy policy, regulation and compliance at the IAPP’s European Data Protection Intensive conference. In the background to the current discussions, of course, we… Continue Reading
New Timeline for Adoption of Definitive EU Data Protection Regulation
Posted in European Union, Legislation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) The European Commission announced yesterday that it is working towards a revised timeline for the adoption of a definitive Data Protection Regulation by the end of 2014. While Commissioner Viviane Reding’s press release about finalizing the Regulation by the end of 2014 has been… Continue Reading
Coming Next Week: The 12 Days of Privacy
Posted in UncategorizedHaul out the holly, fill up the stockings, even though it’s just one week past Thanksgiving day….. Rather than look back at 2013, next week the Privacy & Security blog will count down The 12 Days of Privacy, looking ahead to what we might expect in 2014. The editor’s muse for this series… Continue Reading
European Commission Proposes New Ground Rules for US Safe Harbor
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, European Union, LegislationWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) The European Commission, which has the authority to make changes to the US Safe Harbor program, has published a paper titled “Rebuilding Trust in EU-US Data Flows” that sets out the changes that the Commission would like to see the US adopt. While it… Continue Reading
New Enforcement Guidance from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, European Union, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Regulation(LONDON) Who is on the ICO’s radar these days? August seems to be the month for getting new guidance documents out the door at the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office. The UK ICO has just published guidance as to when it is likely to take regulatory action. The new guidance should be reassuring to companies… Continue Reading
New Tools from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office: How to Respond to Subject Access Requests
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, European Union, Legislation, Privacy Litigation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) The UK ICO has come through yet again with some clear guidance as to how to apply the UK’s data protection laws in connection with requests by individuals for access to their personal data. While we are waiting with bated breath for a final… Continue Reading
A Top Five List: Data Security and Privacy Issues 2012
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, Legislation, Privacy RegulationHere is an article published in Westlaw Journal on the top 5 data security and privacy issues in 2012 (and there could be a “top 20″ if we’d had the column inches!) — a little crystal ball-gazing: Top 5 Commercial Data Security and Privacy Issues in 2012
House Committee to Discuss EU Privacy Regulation
Posted in European Union, LegislationOn Thursday, September 15, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on “Internet Privacy: The Impact and Burden of EU Regulation.” The hearing will focus on the EU’s privacy and data collection regulations and how they have impacted the internet economy. A witness list is available here . Given the most… Continue Reading
More Data Retention Issues for Hotels in EU?
Posted in European UnionHotels in the Netherlands may soon be deemed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) if they offer free Wi-Fi to their guests. The Dutch Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) has received an “unspecified complaint” leading to the recent announcement that registration as ISPs may be required under the Dutch Telecommunications Act. Registration as an ISP would certainly subject hotels… Continue Reading
Online Behavioral Advertising: The European Union Controversy
Posted in Online AdvertisingOn June 24, 2010, the European Union’s body that addresses data protection issues, the so-called Article 29 Working Party, adopted Opinion 2/2010 (the “Opinion”) providing further clarification on the amended e-Privacy Directive (below) as applied to online behavioral advertising. The Working Party also issued a press release on this topic.
