Top news of the week: 08.10.2022.
FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Implement the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (E.O.) directing the steps that the United States will take to ...
Catalogue retailer Easylife fined £1.48 million for breaking data protection and electronic marketing laws
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Easylife Ltd £1,350,000 for using personal information of 145,400 customers to predict their medical condition and target them with ...
Looking outwards
Alumnus Paul Breitbarth’s view on Lifelong Learning When Paul Breitbarth went to study law in Maastricht in 2000, the subject of privacy law did not yet exist. He is now a privacy …
Congress to FTC: “Please Update the COPPA Rule Now”
Amidst all of the recent news and developments about the privacy of kids and teens (including multiple Congressional hearings; Frances Haugen’s testimony;
Michelle Donelan – 2022 Speech to Conservative Party Conference
But to create jobs, connect communities and protect British values, we have to be unashamedly conservative. This includes creating more wealth and prosperity through our tech, …
Sarah Harte: Recognition technology’s flaws a slap in the face for civil liberties
While it's true that public safety and national security must override the right to privacy, these trade-offs do not affect everyone equally
Data Protection Commission files draft decision on Meta after Facebook data probe
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision in a large scale inquiry into Facebook parent company Meta.
White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations
The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.