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Working Party welcomes the draft ePrivacy Regulation, yet expresses grave concerns

April 11, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The Working Party recently issued its first Opinion for 2017, focusing on the EU Commission’s proposed ePrivacy Regulation (WP 247, Opinion 01/2017). The Commission’s proposal, which was published in January this year, aims to modernize the existing ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC as amended by 2009/136/EC) which concerns the protection of personal data in the context of […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, GDPR, Legislation, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR

May 30 is Fast Approaching – Are You Ready for Compliance with the Amended Act on Protection of Personal Information in Japan?

April 11, 2017 By Maki DePalo

Japan’s Act on Protection of Personal Information currently in force (“Current APPI”) dates back to 2003.  It was originally enacted on May 30, 2003, and came into effect in 2005.  Ten years later, the National Diet passed extensive reforms to modernize the Current APPI in September, 2015.  Although the Amended Act on Protection of Personal […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy, Regulation, Workplace Privacy

Italy Imposes Record Data Protection Fines

March 14, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On March 10, Italy’s data protection authority, Il Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (the “Garante”), announced that it had ordered fines totaling more than €11 million on five companies operating in the money transfers sector for breach of Italian data protection law.   The sanctions have been described as the largest privacy fines ever […]

Filed Under: Data Protection Tagged With: European Union (EU)

UK Launches Public Consultation on GDPR Consent Guidance

March 8, 2017 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on 25 May 2018, replacing UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). It is yet unclear how Brexit will play out, yet in the meantime the United Kingdom is moving to adopt the GDPR principles so that it adequately protects the personal data transferred within the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, Legislation, Privacy Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), UK data protection

Spanish Ministry of Justice Launches Public Consultation on GDPR

February 22, 2017 By Daniel Felz and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On February 7, 2017, the Spanish Ministry of Justice launched a public consultation as a preliminary step before the drafting of a new bill implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).  The press release clarifies that although the GDPR has direct effect in the European Member States, its implementation into Spanish law is not a […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy Tagged With: EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), French Data Protection, GDPR, German Data Protection, Spanish Data Protection

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