All Legal & Regulation articles – Page 16
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VideoEthics and Consent: Mirror, Mirror, Consent Is the Fairest Lawful Basis of Them All
Some say it is ‘meaningless’, when it is ‘meaning-full’. Some say it is ‘just one of the lawful bases’ and that it is difficult to do, when, in fact, it is easy to do.
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VideoGlobal Data Protection and Privacy Law Developments: UAE: How Data Protection Measures are Evolving and What the Future Holds
The UAE does not have a full federal data protection and privacy law, nor does it have a regulatory authority.
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VideoEurope’s Gamble on AI Regulations and what this means for Business
The proposed AI Regulation is a vast and ambitious law that attempts to both facilitate the use of AI across Europe and protect Europeans from its more harmful effects.
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WebinarHidden Challenges of Data Retention & Minimization
With technological data innovations comes a plethora of new data, and companies are being overwhelmed with enterprise data which can be a liability.
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WebinarConquering a CPRA Data Retention Strategy in 60 Days
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) comes into effect on January 1, 2023. Among its new requirements is a new data retention provision.
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FeatureIs Zoom Illegal in the EU? Unpacking the Hamburg DPA’s Decision
First, the EU data protection authorities (DPAs) came for your newsletter (Mailchimp). Then, they came for your cloud storage provider (Cloudflare).
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NewsPrivacy suit over Thomson Reuters database allowed to proceed
A judge has ruled a lawsuit in California alleging Thomson Reuters breached individuals’ privacy rights can move on to the discovery phase of court hearings.
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WebinarEmployee DSARs: The Coming Deluge
Up until now, organizations have assumed that all data subject requests were the same.
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NewsPrivacy watchdog issues warning after photos of jailed Zuma appear on social media
The Information Regulator in South Africa says it notes with concern photographs of former President Jacob Zuma taken in jail have been distributed through social media.
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NewsData protection and privacy laws guide issued for Africa’s lawyers
The African regional forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) has published a comprehensive guide on data protection and privacy laws for legal practitioners on the continent.
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OpinionCould ‘Schrems III’ Lead to a Paid Version of Facebook?
The Austrian Supreme Court has referred a case against Facebook to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The case has been dubbed “Schrems III,” as it’s the third CJEU reference involving Facebook and campaigner Max Schrems.
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NewsData protection vital for US competitiveness, says security chief
Data security and privacy are at the heart of the United States’ competitiveness, according to national security advisor Jake Sullivan.
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ResearchCharting the UK Data Protection Profession: June 2021 Report
Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre are delighted to bring you the fourth Index survey report from the ground-breaking UK Data Protection Index.
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NewsPutin signs law forcing Twitter, Facebook to open offices in Russia
In the latest move to exert greater control over Big Tech, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new piece of legislation that requires foreign social media giants to open offices in Russia.
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NewsWolfsen to continue as Dutch DPA chairman
The Dutch government has re-appointed Aleid Wolfsen as head of the country’s Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens – AP) for five years beginning 1 August.
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VideoThird Party Risk Management: Regulatory Developments and the Impact on Vendor Risk Management (VRM)
Covid-19 has led to Enterprise organizations increasing their focus on Third Party Risk Management. But global regulatory developments have also had an effect upon companies challenges to do enough due-diligence to identify vendor risks.
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VideoWhy Do Cars Need Brakes? Questioning the Need for Regulation
A car needs brakes to enable it to go faster! The same analogy can be applied to the need for regulation, for as technology grows, gains speed, and pushes envelopes, regulation acts as the brakes enabling this exciting expansion.
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VideoAPAC Privacy Focus: Hong Kong and their Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance; amendments and the focus from China
As the PCPD website states, “The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “PDPO”) was passed in 1995 and took effect from December 1996 (except certain provisions). It is one of Asia’s longest standing comprehensive data protection laws.”
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VideoAPAC Privacy Focus: Customer’s Engagement with Data Protection & Privacy, and How to Navigate Regional Regulations
This session will explore some of these regulations, recent fines and the future.
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VideoAPAC Privacy Focus: China - their own internal regulations, what’s coming, and how do they relate to China’s neighboring countries
A panel of experts will discuss this draft law, how will this relate to China’s neighbours and what the future may herald for Chinese Data Protection and Privacy.
