The European Commission’s draft law on personal data protection has too many loopholes, say critics, with special privileges for police a major concern. “You need some kind of flexibility because ...

The road to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation has been a game of catch-up with legislation responding to shifts in the technological landscape. Sweden was the first country in ...

ONLINE PRIVACY : Rules to be implemented on April 1st will make significant alterations to the 1988 Data Protection Act, writes… ONLINE PRIVACY: Rules to be implemented on April 1st will make ...

The paper looks at the issues that may hamper a more uniform application of data protection rules across the enlarged EU as well as in data exchange between the EU and the US. The paper looks at the ...

Large AI models are trained with masses of personal information without the consent of those affected. This is a major problem under data protection law. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has ...

Facebook's head of privacy has warned that a new EU data privacy directive will be a significant regulatory step that will determine Europe's future as an innovation economy. Speaking in Dublin, ...

Mason Hayes & Curran introduces the General Data Protection Regulation, which was agreed upon at the end of last year, and looks at what it will mean for businesses. In December 2015, three years ...

The divergent application of data protection laws in the EU, one of which includes the protection of livestock, is one of the many obstacles the European Commission faces as it tries to boost ...

1. The ECHR provides no decision on the relationship between data protection and freedom of broadcasting. Freedom of broadcasting is given great importance by the ECHR and also in the European Court ...