At its plenary session on 5 April, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29") approved revised guidance interpreting elements of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), including on the appointment of data protection officers.
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GDPR: How to win the data privacy war
11/04/2017
Preparing for the new regulations will allow organisations to adopt new technologies and improve their information governance.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other than the name suggests, is not just about protecting data. It is about protecting the personal privacy of European citizens, both in the analog and digital world.
Since the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was announced in April 2016, with full adoption taking place on May 25, 2018, security and privacy experts have not stopped analyzing what the new regulations mean for companies across the globe. And while numerous industry leaders have outlined the changes coming down the pipeline...
CNIL publishes GDPR compliance toolkit
18/03/2017
CNIL published this week a useful guide for all organisations thinking to start getting ready for GDPR compliance, but asking themselves "where to start?". The French DPA created a dedicated page for the new "toolkit", while detailing each of the six proposed steps towards compliance by also referring to available templates (such as a template for...
Data Retention in Greece: Where the Legislator falls behind, the (Greek) Courts take the initiative!
04/03/2017
Attorney at Law, LL.M, MSc., CIPP/E - Data Protection & Privacy Counsel - Information Security - TMT / IP Law Expert
With the EU General Data Protection Regulation just around the corner, companies managing risk and working with big data applications have much work to do to mitigate any compliance gaps. A recent IAPP-hosted web conference explored these issues, and based on interactions with a number of companies and regulators following the event, Anonos CEO...
The proposal for a Dutch GDPR Implementation Act (Uitvoeringswet Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming, "Implementation Act") that seeks to implement the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") was published online on 9 December 2016 for the purpose of public consultation. The GDPR has been adopted on 27 April 2016, and various posts on...
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are a major overhaul of EU data protection law.
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most significant change to European Union (EU) privacy law in two decades, writes Brendon Lynch, Microsoft chief privacy officer. The regulation "requires that organizations respect and protect personal data - no matter where it is sent, processed or stored."