The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Vote Leave Limited (the UK’s official Brexit campaign) £40,000 for sending almost 200,000 unsolicited texts promoting the aims of the campaign.
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E-Privacy Directive
Working Party Adopts Opinion on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation
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On April 4, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an Opinion on the Proposed Regulation of the European Commission for the ePrivacy Regulation. The Proposed ePrivacy Regulation is intended to replace the ePrivacy Directive and to increase harmonization of ePrivacy rules in the EU. …
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European Data Protection Supervisor Publishes Priorities for 2017
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On February 15, 2017, the European Data Protection Supervisor published its Priorities for 2017. The EDPS Priorities consist of a note listing the strategic priorities and a color-coded table listing the European Commission’s proposals that require the EDPS’ attention, sorted by level of priority.…
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European Commission Announces Final “Digital Single Market” Strategy for Europe
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On January 10, 2017, the European Commission announced the final elements of its long-awaited “digital single market” strategy for Europe. The announcement includes two new proposed EU regulations as well as a European Commission Communication.…
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European Commission Plans to Upgrade e-Privacy Directive to a Regulation
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On December 12, 2016, Politico reported that the European Commission intends to replace the e-Privacy Directive with a Regulation. The planned shift from a Directive to a Regulation means that the Regulation will create a harmonized set of requirements at the EU level that are directly applicable in the Member States. …
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Article 29 Working Party and EDPS Release Opinions on the ePrivacy Directive
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On July 25, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party and the European Data Protection Supervisor released their respective Opinions regarding the evaluation and review of Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications. Both the Working Party and the EDPS stressed that new rules should complement the protections available under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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CIPL Releases Outcomes Report of First GDPR Implementation Project Workshop in Amsterdam
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Recently, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP co-hosted a one-day workshop in Amsterdam with the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice, as part of its kick off of CIPL’s new long-term project on the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. This blog entry provides highlights on the project and a link to its workshop report.…
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European Commission Launches Public Consultation on e-Privacy Directive
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On April 11, 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to evaluate and review Directive 2002/58/EC on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector, also known as the e-Privacy Directive.…
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European Data Protection Supervisor Publishes Priorities for 2016
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On January 7, 2016, the European Data Protection Supervisor published his Priorities for 2016. The EDPS Priorities include the GDPR and transatlantic data flows. …
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Debate Over the Progress of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
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On January 20, 2015, a group of public officials and industry representatives debated the progress of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and offered views on the key issues that remain outstanding.…
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