UK Political parties are to be investigated concerning their use of personal data, following revalations describing how Labour and Conservative will target voters in a general election.Read More

With so much attention being paid to the privacy and protection of customers’ personal data, it can be easy to think of employee and applicant information as having less importance. In this article, we analyze the question of consent and the lawful basis for processing employees’ personal data.Read More

It appears British consumers are losing trust and confiedence in many of the most popular apps currently availabe due to concerns that their data is being misused, according to a new study.Read More

Back in June of this year, we wrote about the continuing frustration that lawmakers on Capitol Hill were still debating what form a federal privacy bill should take. Since then, matters have continue to drag on. So it’s really no surprise that a growing number of states have chosen to make their own arrangements for...Read More

So far this year, we have witnessed a growing list of data breaches that have caused havoc around the world. But while the newspapers have reported mostly on breaches involving financial data, many cyber-crime groups are now targeting the low-hanging fruit, like healthcare and social services. Will 2019 be the worst year ever, for data...Read More

Do all European Union members agree on the level of fines imposed on companies who are found to be in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The Data Protection Commissioner in one member state appears to think current fines should be set closer to the maximum fine limits under GDPR Article 83.Read More

Microsoft is once again taking issue with the U.S. government, by challenging a federal judge's "secrecy order" barring it from telling a large corporate client that the U.S. government has issued a warrant for the company's data. The action renews a legal clash that has already led to the Justice Department agreeing to curb such...Read More

The highest court in the European Union has ruled that Google is not required to apply the EU's "right to be forgotten" laws to its search engines globally.Read More

BREXIT -- It’s a word that keeps the eyes of UK citizens glued to the latest news … OR, it simply draws a huge groan from a deeply frustrated British population.But what will the UK’s departure really mean for UK businesses and citizens? Many think the EU’s GDPR will no longer apply - or is...Read More

An open-letter has been sent to the U.S. Congress, on behalf of Business Roundtable, asking for the adoption of federal legislation on data privacy. … There is now widespread agreement among companies across all sectors of the economy, policymakers and consumer groups about the need for a comprehensive federal consumer data privacy law….Read More