Mondaq Europe: Privacy
In 2012, Singapore enacted the new Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
The Japanese Government recently released a report regarding the use of personal information in Big Data applications.
Unlike under the previous data protection legislation, the New DPA explicitly lays down minimum content requirements for the appointment of a data processor by a data controller.
Personal data protection in the Czech Republic is regulated by Directive 95/46/EC, for processing and for free movement.
Denmark implemented the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC in June 2000 with the Act on Processing of Personal Data.
The Article 29 Working Party adopted the Opinion on Data Protection Impact Template Assessment for Smart Grid and Smart Metering Systems, which evaluates the Privacy Impact Assessment template that the member states intend to adopt.
The European Union data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party, in April adopted new guidance on Binding Corporate Rules for Processors.
On 24 April 2013, the EU Presidency, currently held by Ireland, prepared a Note to the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) regarding the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation).
The date of the first binding vote by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation), which was initially planned for April-May 2013, has been postponed a second time.
A discussion on the latest developments in implementation of the new cookie consent rule across Europe.
The Article 29 Working Party, an advisory body composed of representatives of the European Commission, the EU data protection supervisor and the data protection authorities of all EU Member States, has recently issued Opinion 03/2013 on Purpose Limitation.
The European Union’s draft data protection regulation contains new and controversial extra-territorial provisions extending the Regulation’s reach to some companies based outside the European Union.
As part of the EU, Finland implemented the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC with the Personal Data Act 523/1999.
The French Data Protection Authority has recently disclosed its annual inspection program, providing an overview of its inspections on data controllers in 2012, and a list of inspections it plans to execute in 2013.
Law No. 78 on "Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberty" is the principal data protection law in France.
The main data protection law in Germany is the Federal Data Protection Act which implements the EU Directive 95/46/EC.
Gibraltar, in the EU, implemented the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46 EC in 2006 with the Data Protection Act 2004.
Greece implemented Directive 95/46/EC with the Law on the Protection of Individuals for the Processing of Personal Data,.
Directive 95/46/EC was implemented in Hungary by the Act on Informational Self Determination and Freedom of Information,.
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner launched its twenty-fourth annual report this week detailing the work carried out by the Commissioner during 2012.
Unlike under the previous data protection legislation, the New DPA explicitly lays down minimum content requirements for the appointment of a data processor by a data controller.
The main data protection law in Germany is the Federal Data Protection Act which implements the EU Directive 95/46/EC.
The Article 29 Working Party, the independent advisory body set up to make recommendations on all matters relating to the processing of personal data within the EU, has recently published an Opinion on the Principle of Purpose Limitation.
The European Union’s draft data protection regulation contains new and controversial extra-territorial provisions extending the Regulation’s reach to some companies based outside the European Union.
The recent "Data Retention Operation" by the Italian DPA revealed that compliance with data retention legislation among telecom and internet service providers is still considerably low.
The Spanish data protection authority, Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, has issued three new guidance documents.
The processing of personal data is regulated by the Federal Act on Data Protection, its ordinances and by other laws.
In Turkey, still there is no specific legislation on data protection.
Data protection is regulated by provisions in various laws but there is no specific law for personal data protection.
Office of Fair Trading (OFT) research into how online businesses use consumers' information to influence prices has raised concerns over how UK companies collect and use consumer data.
In 2012, Singapore enacted the new Personal Data Protection Act 2012.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office has imposed a fine of £100,000 on Stockport Primary Care Trust for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1998.
The Japanese Government recently released a report regarding the use of personal information in Big Data applications.
The date of the first binding vote by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation), which was initially planned for April-May 2013, has been postponed a second time.
The UK’s data protection authority, Information Commissioner’s Office, commissioned an independent survey investigating the understanding of the proposed EU data protection reform and associated costs.
In today's society, it is the rare attorney who puts in a long day at the office and goes home, leaving all further work to be resumed the next morning.
The ICO has published a number of new and updated guides relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
The Court of Appeal has concurred with the High Court that the publication of private information relevant to an individual's character was justified where the public was entitled to consider his fitness for high public office.
Two individuals have been given a suspended jail sentence of nine months for breaching the worldwide privacy injunction that protects the killers of James Bulger.
In March this year, the High Court (Eady J) gave judgment in the case of "Tamiz v Google".
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