Data Protection: The Times They are a Changing, Slowly As I write this, the identity of the new EU Commissioners with responsibility for IT-related matters remains uncertain. But it is pretty clear that Anders Ansip will be the lead for the Digital Market and it has also been made abundantly clear that one priority for…
The names we give things matter and new government legislation does not do what it says on the tin….
Susannah Sheppard outlines the recent decision to approve the WhatsApp acquisition and wonders if the Commission’s traditional approach will be adequate in a data rich world where companies compete in new ways and data competition really matters…
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It may feel like a decade since we had that RtbF judgment in ‘Google Spain’ but it has been just six months. It has been all too easy to be distracted by the wide-ranging and sometimes overy philosohical debates on the topic. Andres Guadamuz takes a very welcome look at the judgment’s application in practice. It is essential reading for anyone contemplating attending the London session of the Google Advisory Council….
The Crown Prosecution Service has updated its guidance for prosecutors on ‘revenge pornography’…
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The European Commission has approved the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook…
Reflecting on an evening that raised some profound questions about the future of the Web….
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The Article 29 Working Party has published an official Opinion on the data protection aspects of the Internet of Things…
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The Article 29 Working Party has spotted a neglected area that pro bono services have not reached: the mega-rich US corporation…
The long-awaited guidance from the Article 29 Working Party on how the Google Spain judgment might best be implemented is still awaited. The most recent meeting has agreed only some mechanisms for producing such guidance….
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