Lighter Cookies Rules for The Netherlands by the End of the Year
Dutch Government Fixes One-Year Old Cookie Law On 20 May 2013 the Dutch government introduced a draft bill that would bring important changes to the cookie consent requirement in the Netherlands,...
View ArticleProfiling: What is the European Data Protection Authorities’ Direction?
Definition of profiling In the advice paper, the Art. 29 WP feels the need to include in the General Data Protection Regulation a definition of profiling and suggests the following: “Profiling” means...
View ArticleStudy Finds Lack Of Understanding By UK Business About Proposed EU Data...
Background The study was commissioned by the ICO in order to evaluate the potential implications for UK businesses of the draft proposals. Among other things, the study considered which articles in...
View ArticleEuropean Data Protection Reform: A Never-Ending Story?
Decision adjourned Does this mean that the reform which was frequently discussed and changed in the last months since its first draft has been released in January 2012, will never be agreed upon? We...
View Article35th Annual Privacy Commissioners’ Conference: DPAs Resolutions
The resolution that stood out: cross border enforcement coordination According to Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) gathered in these...
View ArticleElectronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens
Data protection regulation soon implemented? The data protection regulation may soon be implemented with a start-up period from 2014 to 2016. The last big step forward ocurred two weeks ago. On 22nd...
View ArticleFrench and Greek approach on the professional email addresses
In France a professional email address is not personal data. Although a clear statement, such as that the professional email addresses are not personal data, does not exist in the directive; there is...
View ArticleWAKE UP! There is a new set of amendments to the EU Data Protection...
News about the Regulation The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (also known as “LIBE”) within the European Parliament has voted in favor of a new set of amendments to the...
View ArticleDraft for EU Data Protection Regulation again with Problems
Germany partly responsible EU observer reports that Germany, as well as Sweden and Belgium are responsible for the delay. The main topic is the so-called one-stop shop principle which is one of the...
View ArticleItaly Takes Action Against Cyberbullying
Enhancing privacy of victims of cyberbullying The draft of the Code can be found here http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/images/stories/documenti/codice_cyberbullismo_8%20gennaio_2013.pdf. The Code,...
View ArticleStudy Finds Lack Of Understanding By UK Business About Proposed EU Data...
Background The study was commissioned by the ICO in order to evaluate the potential implications for UK businesses of the draft proposals. Among other things, the study considered which articles in...
View ArticleEuropean Data Protection Reform: A Never-Ending Story?
Decision adjourned Does this mean that the reform which was frequently discussed and changed in the last months since its first draft has been released in January 2012, will never be agreed upon? We...
View Article35th Annual Privacy Commissioners’ Conference: DPAs Resolutions
The resolution that stood out: cross border enforcement coordination According to Jacob Kohnstamm, Chairman of the Article 29 Working Party, the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) gathered in these...
View ArticleElectronic Mass Surveillance of EU Citizens
Data protection regulation soon implemented? The data protection regulation may soon be implemented with a start-up period from 2014 to 2016. The last big step forward ocurred two weeks ago. On 22nd...
View ArticleFrench and Greek approach on the professional email addresses
In France a professional email address is not personal data. Although a clear statement, such as that the professional email addresses are not personal data, does not exist in the directive; there is...
View ArticleWAKE UP! There is a new set of amendments to the EU Data Protection...
News about the Regulation The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (also known as “LIBE”) within the European Parliament has voted in favor of a new set of amendments to the...
View ArticleDraft for EU Data Protection Regulation again with Problems
Germany partly responsible EU observer reports that Germany, as well as Sweden and Belgium are responsible for the delay. The main topic is the so-called one-stop shop principle which is one of the...
View ArticleItaly Takes Action Against Cyberbullying
Enhancing privacy of victims of cyberbullying The draft of the Code can be found here http://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/images/stories/documenti/codice_cyberbullismo_8%20gennaio_2013.pdf. The Code,...
View ArticleNotes on the EU Data Potection Regulation
Background The so-called General data protection regulation (GDPR) is part of Article 8 on the European Convention on Human rights. The regulation will affect all businesses which operate from within...
View ArticleFinally: Agreement on EU DP regulation
General agreement In general, the approach confirms the principles set out in the draft of the regulation of 2012. Before a final agreement, the European parliament needs to give approval as well. In...
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