As soon as Facebook’s data abuse scandal broke, questions of legality and regulation quickly came into focus. Most notably, the scandal found itself at odds with a piece of legislation in the European ...

How did it come about? In January 2012, the European Commission set out plans for data protection reform across the European Union in order to make Europe 'fit for the digital age'. Almost four years ...

What is European Charter of Fundamental Rights? Before we understand what GDPR is, we need to know that the European Union guarantees the same fundamental data protection to all residents of EU – be ...

Designed to update the privacy rights of internet users and ensure organisations are transparent and responsible when handling the personal information of customers and clients, the European Union's ...

A new European data regulation that just a month ago seemed like an obscure piece of legislation is suddenly on the lips of everyone in the tech industry. Already touted as “the most important change ...

Businesses have less than a year to get their privacy strategy in order before the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect. The GDPR will have a profound impact on how ...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect for one year now – perhaps long enough for us to try to work out whether it is all worth it. That data is protected is great; that ...

In May, the European Union (EU) will begin enforcing the most stringent regulations to date on how EU citizens' personal data is lawfully collected, processed and stored. The European Union General ...

It’s been more than a couple of months since GDPR (the EU General Data Protection Regulation) came into force. The promise of giving the citizens back control of their personal data was brash and ...