Philippa Donn28 July 2020Schrems II ruling: Privacy Shield down, SCCs survive but with a sting in the tailInternational data transfers - EU-US Privacy Shield ruled invalild, questions raised regarding SCCs, find out what actions should you take. Read Article Chris Field11 July 2020You’ve been SAR-bombed!You are at the end of long day .. you just do one last check of your inbox - the new count registers over 9,000 new emails! All...Read Article Philippa Donn28 January 2020Brexit and EU Data FlowsIf you’ve not yet planned or even considered the data protection impact of Brexit, and specifically data transfers with the European Union, you can breathe a temporary sigh of...Read Article Philippa Donn04 September 2019Brexit No Deal Data Protection GuideNo-deal Brexit – what’s the data protection impact? What steps should organisations take to prepare? This guide aims to cover the key areas organisations should consider, and provide...Read Article Philippa Donn09 July 2019GDPR regulatory action so far in the UK and EU (July 2019)GDPR Regulatory Action The UK’s data protection regulator has made its first hefty announcements since GDPR became law in 2018. With news British Airways and Marriott could face massive...Read Article Mark Bridges05 July 2019CCPA – Californian Consumer Privacy Act: 5 Key ImpactsCCPA: What businesses need know The Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ushers in new rights for Californian residents and compels companies that operate in California to implement changes or...Read Article Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Chris Field11 July 2020You’ve been SAR-bombed!You are at the end of long day .. you just do one last check of your inbox - the new count registers over 9,000 new emails! All...Read Article Philippa Donn28 January 2020Brexit and EU Data FlowsIf you’ve not yet planned or even considered the data protection impact of Brexit, and specifically data transfers with the European Union, you can breathe a temporary sigh of...Read Article Philippa Donn04 September 2019Brexit No Deal Data Protection GuideNo-deal Brexit – what’s the data protection impact? What steps should organisations take to prepare? This guide aims to cover the key areas organisations should consider, and provide...Read Article Philippa Donn09 July 2019GDPR regulatory action so far in the UK and EU (July 2019)GDPR Regulatory Action The UK’s data protection regulator has made its first hefty announcements since GDPR became law in 2018. With news British Airways and Marriott could face massive...Read Article Mark Bridges05 July 2019CCPA – Californian Consumer Privacy Act: 5 Key ImpactsCCPA: What businesses need know The Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ushers in new rights for Californian residents and compels companies that operate in California to implement changes or...Read Article Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Philippa Donn28 January 2020Brexit and EU Data FlowsIf you’ve not yet planned or even considered the data protection impact of Brexit, and specifically data transfers with the European Union, you can breathe a temporary sigh of...Read Article Philippa Donn04 September 2019Brexit No Deal Data Protection GuideNo-deal Brexit – what’s the data protection impact? What steps should organisations take to prepare? This guide aims to cover the key areas organisations should consider, and provide...Read Article Philippa Donn09 July 2019GDPR regulatory action so far in the UK and EU (July 2019)GDPR Regulatory Action The UK’s data protection regulator has made its first hefty announcements since GDPR became law in 2018. With news British Airways and Marriott could face massive...Read Article Mark Bridges05 July 2019CCPA – Californian Consumer Privacy Act: 5 Key ImpactsCCPA: What businesses need know The Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ushers in new rights for Californian residents and compels companies that operate in California to implement changes or...Read Article Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Philippa Donn04 September 2019Brexit No Deal Data Protection GuideNo-deal Brexit – what’s the data protection impact? What steps should organisations take to prepare? This guide aims to cover the key areas organisations should consider, and provide...Read Article Philippa Donn09 July 2019GDPR regulatory action so far in the UK and EU (July 2019)GDPR Regulatory Action The UK’s data protection regulator has made its first hefty announcements since GDPR became law in 2018. With news British Airways and Marriott could face massive...Read Article Mark Bridges05 July 2019CCPA – Californian Consumer Privacy Act: 5 Key ImpactsCCPA: What businesses need know The Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ushers in new rights for Californian residents and compels companies that operate in California to implement changes or...Read Article Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Philippa Donn09 July 2019GDPR regulatory action so far in the UK and EU (July 2019)GDPR Regulatory Action The UK’s data protection regulator has made its first hefty announcements since GDPR became law in 2018. With news British Airways and Marriott could face massive...Read Article Mark Bridges05 July 2019CCPA – Californian Consumer Privacy Act: 5 Key ImpactsCCPA: What businesses need know The Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ushers in new rights for Californian residents and compels companies that operate in California to implement changes or...Read Article Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Mark Bridges05 July 2019CCPA – Californian Consumer Privacy Act: 5 Key ImpactsCCPA: What businesses need know The Californian Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ushers in new rights for Californian residents and compels companies that operate in California to implement changes or...Read Article Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Gemma Johnson04 March 2019Brexit Data Response PlanWhat Does Brexit Mean for Data Flows? Get Your Organisation Ready With March 29th looming and no decision yet on whether the UK will leave the EU without a...Read Article Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Debbie McElhill19 November 2018Brexit Withdrawal Agreement – Data Protection UpdateAlthough it may be rejected amid the political maelstrom raging around Brexit, there are some key aspects of the draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement which concern data protection. What’s encouraging,...Read Article Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Simon Blanchard25 September 2018Brexit, GDPR and data protection: What happens if the UK becomes a third country?The impact of Brexit Data protection is unlikely to be foremost in people’s minds when considering the impact of Brexit, whether it be soft or hard, deal or no...Read Article Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Mark Bridges09 July 2018California gets tough on privacyFollowing hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, Californian lawmakers have passed perhaps the strictest privacy legislation in the United States to date....Read Article Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Robert Howells19 February 2018GDPR compliance: how America is tackling new EU data protection rulesHow U.S. based companies are tackling GDPR compliance and how they can decide which sources of guidance will help not hinder their efforts Whether it is the release of...Read Article Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Robert Bond08 February 2018GDPR and Data Processing AgreementsAny business subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a Controller needs to have in place an appropriate contract with any other Controller it jointly shares...Read Article Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Karima Saini04 December 2017GDPR Compliance: the EU-US Privacy Shield AdvantagePrivacy Shield adherent companies cannot underestimate the rigours required to comply with the GDPR, however they may have less work ahead of them than others. The General Data Protection...Read Article DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
DPN Team23 February 2017DPN’s GDPR Compliance LadderThe Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...Read Article Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Philippa Donn13 July 2016EU-US Privacy Shield gets Green LightAfter nine long months of negotiations, the new EU-US Privacy Shield has been born. It replaces the Safe Harbor Agreement which was ruled invalid by the European Court of...Read Article Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Chris Field25 April 2016The Role of a Data Protection Officer – Expert AnalysisUnder Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (or “the GDPR”), Controllers and Processors are obliged to appoint Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”) in certain circumstances responsible for facilitating data protection compliance....Read Article Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Chris Field09 March 2016Privacy Shield – A strategic analysis from the US perspectiveWhile many companies located in the US welcomed the announcement of the EU-US Privacy Shield program (or the “Program”) as a replacement to the now defunct Safe Harbor, criticisms...Read Article Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Rosemary Smith02 March 2016Privacy Shield Tweets – Safe and Secure or a “ten layers of lipstick on a pig”To say that reactions on Twitter to the new Privacy Shield have been mixed is a significant understatement. The release of the details of the scheme by the US...Read Article Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Philippa Donn28 November 2015European Commission guidance on EU-US data transfersThe European Commission has reiterated its wish for a swift agreement on a new Safe Harbor agreement. It has urged U.S. authorities to take the next step in on-going...Read Article Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Rosemary Smith17 June 2015How to legally export data from within EuropeOpt-4’s Rosemary Smith discusses the right ways to export data legally from Europe The European Data Protection directive upon which current local laws are based (Directive 95/46/EC adopted in...Read Article Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Sara Howers27 January 2015First person to be imprisoned under the Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) OrdinanceFor the first time since the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) came into force in 1996, an individual has received a jail sentence for a breach of the PDPO....Read Article Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Rosemary Smith18 September 2014Origin and Destination – Which law applies to marketing messages?One of the commonest questions from international marketers is whether, when they are conducting multi-country campaigns, they must apply the data protection rules of the country of origin or...Read Article Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article 1 2
Jenny Moseley15 September 2014The Canadian Spam Regulations (CASL) for B2B MarketersThe Canadian Anti-spam law known as CASL came into effect on 1 July 2014. It is regulated by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC). CASL Section 6 requires...Read Article Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article
Jenny Moseley25 March 2014Essential guide: Privacy by Design & Default Privacy by design & default (PbD) is a concept developed to ensure the highest levels of privacy is given to users and customers of products and services, while...Read Article
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